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The Texas Democrat stood, shouting, as the president addressed a joint session of Congress. After Rep. Green refused to retake his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered him removed from the chamber.

With his address clocking in at more than 90 minutes, President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress is the longest speech of its kind in at least sixty years.

Partisan divisions were on display as Republican lawmakers gave Trump frequent standing ovations, while Democrats sat stone faced, held signs and walked out of the chamber in protest.

A major storm sweeps across the U.S., bringing severe weather conditions such as blizzards, wildfires and tornadoes. Blizzard warnings are in effect for Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.

New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat delivered the Democrats' Spanish-language rebuttal to President Trump's joint address, focusing on the president's immigration policy.

Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift's Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

Big conglomerates dominate ownership of America's ski resorts. When a Colorado ski hill went up for sale, a neighboring town launched a bid to buy it to preserve its relaxed culture and affordability.

China will aim for economic growth of around 5% this year, the same as last year. This comes despite deep domestic challenges and fresh tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S.

Elon Musk has sent another email to more than 2 million federal workers to see whether they have a pulse. Why is the idea of non-existent employees an animating principle for Musk?

President Trump campaigned on border security and strict immigration policy. In his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, he argued he had succeeded in implementing some of his goals.

For the first time in years, the Northeast is experiencing a long, deep winter. For people who love snow it's a playground. NPR's Brian Mann went snowshoeing in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

Some federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, are largely exempt from President Trump's hiring freeze. But they're hitting a new roadblock in bringing new staff on.

Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests.

Thousands of miles away from Ukraine, Taiwan is wondering whether it will be the next casualty of the changing moods in Washington, D.C. — and about what they can do to avoid a similar fate.

President Trump's latest tariffs have sent markets downward, and consumer confidence is low. Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the direction of the economy.

A recap of President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, Trump touts success of some of his immigration policies during address, and China opens its annual session of parliament.

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

Republicans are "nervous" about President Trump's tariffs raising prices, says Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. He plans to force a vote in the Senate on them soon.

In his address to Congress, President Trump repeated his plans to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, and suggested that an end to the war in Ukraine might be close.

Saya Gray offers light and soulful interpretations of her experimental pop songs at the Tiny Desk.