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Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire reacts after both chambers of Congress moved to force the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The White House fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the agency that advises on designs for federal buildings. NPR speaks to one of the members who was let go.

We invited you to share acts of kindness. The topics include new shoes, a basket of berries that aren't very tasty and an unexpected twist for someone treating the person behind them in line.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro received a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt. Relatives of the 700,000 COVID-19 dead say his conviction, though separate to the pandemic, offers vindication.

A provision in the legislation to reopen the government would outlaw certain hemp products legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a move the hemp industry argues will kill the $30 billion market.

Many soccer fans were excited that the men's World Cup would be coming to the U.S. next year — until they discovered how much FIFA is charging for tickets.

Among the hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers -- interns. We speak to a few who'd hoped to gain experience working in House offices.

It's no secret that going to college can be very expensive, with tuition costs rising faster than financial aid. But what's causing that price tag to rise so quickly?

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Demetre Daskalakis, a former high-ranking official at the CDC, about the agency renewing false claims about vaccines and autism.

Some 42 million people in the U.S. who rely on SNAP benefits could soon join the already long lines at the nation's food banks and pantries that are also serving struggling federal workers.

There's a new celebrity in town and it's... a comet. Much of the attention has to do with an astrophysicist's grandiose suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could contain alien life. Other scientists disagree.