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Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, and the ranking Democratic member, Washington Rep. Adam Smith, issuing a joint statement on Saturday on the matter.

It was seventy years ago today that civil rights icon Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on a Montgomery City bus to a white male passenger. The incident helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott a few days later. That 381-day long action would help propel Parks and Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior into the international spotlight.

Trump administration halts asylum decisions after National Guard attack, lawmakers want congressional reviews of boat strikes, U.S. envoy returns to Moscow Monday as peace deal negotiations continue.

Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.

At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.

As the Senate moves forward a deal to end the government shutdown, it's time to assess the winners, the losers and what the political fallout might look like into the future.

This week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says.

After more than 12 months of sustained outbreaks, Canada has lost its measles elimination status. Experts fear the U.S. could soon face the same fate as vaccine misinformation fuels the virus' spread.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts about divisions within his party over the shutdown deal in the Senate.

President Trump says the government will distribute checks to Americans from tariff revenue. Here's what that could mean.