With trailer parks destroyed and hundreds of homes ruined by Hurricane Irma, rents have skyrocketed and housing has become unaffordable for many in the Florida Keys. Local officials are scrambling to find ways to provide low-cost rentals affordable for waitresses, fishing guides and others vital to the area's tourist economy.
The Republican lawmaker, who says marijuana laws must be "up to the states," tells NPR he is willing to hold up Department of Justice nominations until the attorney general reverses course.
Ahead of her visit with President Trump, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about climate change, women in politics and what she thinks Trump's presidency has meant for global security.
A federal judicial panel's ruling that North Carolina's legislature illegally used partisanship as the primary factor in drawing congressional districts is causing political chaos there.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jake Quinn, of Asheville, N.C., who is one of the plaintiffs who claimed that the state's districts are unconstitutionally partisan. A panel of federal judges have now ruled in Quinn's favor.
In Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the justices appeared divided over whether Ohio's so called "use-it or lose-it" voter registration rule violates federal law. The state has one of the nation's most aggressive voter-purge systems in the country.
Congressional Democrats released a new report on Wednesday calling for a plan to deal with Russia's meddling in elections. It points out that the U.S. is not the only victim. But other countries are responding and Democrats say the Trump administration is falling short.
Emergency responders in Southern California are working to rescue hundreds of people who have been cut off by mud and debris, following a powerful winter storm.
If a female researcher asks a man if he's in pain, he's less likely to admit it. The effect of gender on study results has been known for years. But it's rarely disclosed or discussed.