The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker.

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a ...

President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether ...

Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown.

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, ...

Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy ...

Electric bills are also going up because of increased power demand. For the first two decades of this century, demand for ...

After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed ...

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers.

Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to ...