The Supreme Court hands DOGE a victory in accessing Social Security information
The Supreme Court has handed DOGE at least a temporary victory. The team can keep accessing information collected by the Social Security Administration, including medical and mental health records.
What Lessons Can We Learn From The 2013 Government Shutdown?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Steel, who was Press Secretary for Speaker Boehner during the 2013 government shutdown, about the current government shutdown that is in its 14th day.
'Overload' Will Take Georgia Anne Muldrow From L.A.'s Underground To The Mainstream
Georgia Anne Muldrow's newest album Overload, sees the hip-hop artist moving from the L.A. underground into the mainstream spotlight.
House Democrats Hire New Top Lawyer To Defend Affordable Care Act
Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.
Week In Politics: The Government Shutdown, The New Congress And Mitt Romney's Return
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times about the ongoing government shutdown, the new Congress and the return of Mitt Romney.
How The Wave Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Got Started
Drugs like K2 have been responsible for overdoses and spikes in emergency room visits in the U.S. Several of the formulas for these drugs came from the lab of a chemistry professor in South Carolina.
Former Industry Executives Hold Top Spots In Several Federal Departments
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times reporter Eric Lipton about the number of industry executives and lobbyists running cabinet agencies in the Trump administration.
Trump Meets With Top Democrats Over Government Shutdown Stalemate
The partial government shutdown entered the two-week mark with no resolution at hand. President Trump and lawmakers met over the stalemate Friday but did not reach a deal to re-open the government.
American General Walks Around Downtown Baghdad For First Time In Years
For the first time in years, a U.S. general walked the streets of downtown Baghdad with his Iraqi counterparts on Friday.
How China's Space Ambitions Fit Into Its Larger Geopolitical Strategy
China's astronomical ambitions are not purely scientific. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Naval War College Professor Joan Johnson-Freese about China's larger geopolitical strategy.
What's At Stake As The U.S. Tries To Settle Its Trade Dispute With China
A profit warning from Apple shows how China's economic slowdown can have ripple effects here in the U.S.