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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., about the current bill to provide economic relief to small business owners adversely affected by the coronavirus.

The Republican-sponsored House Bill 10 advances in the North Carolina legislature. Here's why immigration activists and community members are against it.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., about the president's decision to sign a spending deal and his plans to declare a national emergency for a border wall.

Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.

Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.

NPR's Michel Martin looks ahead to votes on immigration this coming week in the House with congressman Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), who's seeking legal protections for so-called Dreamers.

Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language film, The Room Next Door, is a meditation on death. Writing and making movies "is a way of running away from death," the Spanish director says.

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.

WUNC's Rusty Jacobs observes the county canvass, the painstaking process that results in the final tally of votes

State lawmakers could soon override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that reduces the governor’s appointment powers — a change that would remove all current members of the State Board of Transportation.

Last year, Charlotte nearly hit its record high in homicides with 123 in a single year. The majority of victims were Black, and more than half under the age of 30. This prompted the 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte to repeat its antiviolence billboard campaign, with 34 billboards erected citywide.

Tim Scott of South Carolina is often happy to dart past Capitol Hill reporters without saying much. But he and the spotlight have found each other.

The weekend is here, and there are a lot of fun events on tap in the Queen City. There's the Cornelius Jazz Festival, Shakespeare with a twist, a garden tour and a murder mystery.

There’s Jazz at Victoria Yards in uptown, Petra’s in Plaza Midwood is hosting one of the godfathers of hip-hop and spoken word poetry, and two well-known comedians are in town this weekend, as well.

Nikola Taylor was only 8 when her family fled Poland in 1982. Now she uses her personal experience moving to a new country without speaking the language to support other immigrants in North Carolina.

A former executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party wrote an article critical of Rep. Madison Cawthorn's decision to run in NC's newly created 13th Congressional District in 2022. He tells WFAE's politics reporter Steve Harrison that it might lead to backlash from Cawthorn's own party.

Last year, North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation allowing cities to create social districts, where patrons can drink alcoholic beverages purchased at nearby bars and restaurants outside. So what's driving this trend?

What if you could catch a ride on the bus the same way you get a ride from Uber or Lyft? In the town of Wilson, North Carolina, you can, and other North Carolina towns are taking note.