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President Trump is downplaying reports that far-right provocateur Laura Loomer influenced National Security Council firings on Thursday.

The February 2022 protests, dubbed the Freedom Convoy, were sparked by a Canadian government vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump’s executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is “an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections.”

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg Thursday pushed, once again, the Justice Department to explain its use of the Alien Enemies Act and provide key details and the timeline of the flights.

R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band’s music.

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Severe storms are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend.

The administration revealed how they calculated the tariffs. Buried in that math is a straightforward answer to a question Trump has long refused to answer: How much will his tariffs raise prices?

The department sent a letter to state leaders threatening the loss of funds for K-12 schools that don’t follow its interpretation of civil rights laws.

After a couple extremely slow years, more inventory is finally hitting the market this spring. But buyers might be put off by high prices and an unsteady economy.

Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year’s NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn’t stop with them.

President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports but farmers aren’t happy.

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

NPR’s Michel Martin asks Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) about the impact of the new round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Boeing’s CEO admits the company “made serious missteps” that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production.

Freshman Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR’s Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.

Eight-point-seven billion. Four-hundred million. One-hundred-seventy-five million. These are just some examples of the money the federal government has withheld or is threatening to withhold from various colleges and universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and Harvard University. That $8.7 billion figure was announced earlier this week by the Trump administration, which said that it’s reviewing federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard because Harvard has not done enough to curb antisemitism on campus.Some educators say the administration’s moves to cut funding at colleges and universities amounts to a war on higher education. But the loss of those funds will be felt far beyond the college campuses. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at [email protected].

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.