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The United States appears set to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan in the latest attempt to get control of the war U.S. generals say is in stalemate. But the Pentagon has not developed any new strategy for how to use those forces.

Two victims remain in critical condition after the attack on a GOP baseball practice. Gunman James Hodgkinson had sold his possessions in Illinois before heading to Washington in March.

Lara Feigel's new book is a combination memoir and celebration of the writer Doris Lessing — whose famous distaste for convention led her to exclaim "Oh, Christ," upon winning the Nobel Prize.

The papers reaffirm previous accounts of the meeting by people involved — that Donald Trump Jr. and team sought "dirt" offered to them on Hillary Clinton and received some political intelligence.

Legislation that would give terminally ill people a direct path to get experimental treatments raises questions about how the Food and Drug Administration would safeguard patients.

President Trump began using his pardon power the first summer he was in office, and he has hinted at using them in a variety of sensitive cases that are now pending.

Through his ministry, Billy Graham’s sermons reached people across the globe of varied denominations, races and economic backgrounds. That outreach was…

An objection to being referred to as a juror made by a senator in the Clinton impeachment trial was upheld by the presiding chief justice. That ruling now seems forgotten by many.

As NPR rolls out the second annual Student Podcast Challenge, we check in with last year's winners to see what they learned and how the contest made a difference.

The word "boogaloo" once represented a fusion of people and cultures. It was both a musical sound and a dance. Now, it's favored on the far right as shorthand for an uprising against the government.

President Trump has been cutting back the National Security Council — a group that gives him advice on decisions like the strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

It's distortionary. It's regressive. And right now it only benefits a sliver of taxpayers and nonprofits. It's time to talk about the charitable deduction.

Lawmakers say Trump administration officials have evaded questions about the president's ability to attack Iran. In an interview with NPR, Robert O'Brien said officials can't discuss "hypotheticals."

President Trump will hold a rally for N.J. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, who became a Republican over impeachment. But Van Drew's future is uncertain with both Republicans and Democrats upset at his switch.

Since it launched in September 2018, the "Amplifier" music podcast has received more than 600 submissions from artists and music professionals across the…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell now likely has the votes to block witnesses.

Loeffler is the CEO of the financial platform Bakkt, as well as co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream. The president reportedly wanted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint someone else.

These last four days are not your typical end-of-campaign sprint. Gov. Mitt Romney is now working at a level of intensity he never has before in this race, hoping that this final push can put him over the top.

Picking up where the British TV series left off, The Inbetweeners follows its four immature male protagonists to Crete, where their cruelty to each other and others renders them almost intolerable. But, according to critic Joel Arnold, their experiences are rendered sensitively.

Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill is facing a tough re-election fight. On Tuesday, Republicans will select their candidate to challenge her in the fall. All three major contenders are dyed-in-the-wool conservatives who have been battling in a wild and expensive race.