Alaska is one of the states with the highest percentage of federal employees in its workforce. Some economists say losing federal jobs there could have a profound effect statewide.

This is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, and it lays the foundation for later inflation.

The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.

The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next.

President Trump kicked off his second term with a dramatic crackdown on immigration. Critics call those moves cruel and unnecessary. But many of Trump's supporters are applauding these early steps.

The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government ...

The president said Nippon Steel would invest in U.S. Steel rather than take over the storied American manufacturer. He also ...

Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.

Local legislators are reacting to the governor’s proposed state budget. WDIY’s James Zipprodt has more on the positive and negative responses.

Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove ...

If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.