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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Todd Jordan, mayor of Tupelo, Miss., about how the massive winter storm has affected his city and region.

New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months.

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Linda Bilmes, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and expert of budgeting and public finance, about why the war between the U.S. and Iran has become so expensive.

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.

Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.

Brightline West is betting it can build the first true high-speed rail line in the U.S. But the company says costs are rising, despite its best efforts to keep them down.

The Monroe County sheriff hung a wanted poster for Punxsutawney Phil. The groundhog saw his shadow last month, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. It's been longer — the state was hit with more snow.

The startup raised $1.6 million in seed funding to sell Liquid Death — water in a tallboy can. It sells itself as the punk option for bottled water drinkers, saying it will "murder your thirst."