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Erika Council grew up among food royalty.One of her grandmothers owned the classic soul-food restaurant Mama Dip’s in Chapel Hill. And now Erika has found…

Leighton Ford wasn’t born a Southerner, but surely by now he qualifies – he has lived in Charlotte more than 60 years. Before then, back home in Canada,…

Stuart Stevens, a son of Mississippi, helped Republicans get elected for more than 40 years.He’s done a lot of other things, too – he’s written several…

Elaina Plott is a young reporter from Alabama with skills beyond her years.She now covers politics for The New York Times, after working for The Atlantic…

Tara Boyle is the supervising producer of NPR's Hidden Brain. In this role, Boyle oversees the production of both the Hidden Brain radio show and podcast, providing editorial guidance and support to host Shankar Vedantam and the shows' producers. Boyle also coordinates Shankar's Hidden Brain segments on Morning Edition and other NPR shows, and oversees collaborations with partners both internal and external to NPR. Previously, Boyle spent a decade at WAMU, the NPR station in Washington, D.C. She has reported for The Boston Globe, and began her career in public radio at WBUR in Boston.

Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill on Monday after an extended summer recess. Debates on gun control, prescription drugs and trade are expected, but bipartisan cooperation on those are elusive.

The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted for just the third time in American history to impeach a sitting president. Trump's allies in the Senate will very likely preserve him in office.

Members of Congress used marathon testimony over two weeks to try to convince Americans that they should impeach and remove President Trump. The U.S. Senate, at least, isn't sold. Now what?

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will reveal his findings in the impeachment probe, and the House Judiciary plans a hearing with experts on constitutional grounds for impeachment.

The GOP's tax overhaul effort faces a consequential week, more could be learned about Russia's role in trying to influence the election through social media and the ambush in Niger comes into focus.

The Supplemental Security Income program has grown nearly 40 percent since 2002, with the biggest increase among kids with mental, behavioral and learning disorders. That rise in costs — and recent criticism about the potential for fraud and abuse — make SSI a target for federal budget cutters.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran.

At a time when soul music is heavily tricked-out, singer Maxwell likes to pare things down, inviting listeners in with his smooth, fluttery singing and raw emotion. In 2001, Maxwell scored a top-selling album, then disappeared. He's back with a new album, BLACKsummers' Night.

Xavier Omär and his cohorts play a charismatic and vocally rich Tiny Desk home concert at a coffee shop in San Antonio.

A young singer-rapper from Atlanta displays her signature hard-edged playfulness and sonic extremes.

Giving some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the 'Othello' story in its first operatic version — written some 70 years before Verdi's far more famous work.

A water nymph sacrifices her immortality for the love of a prince, only to be rejected. But somehow, this fairy-tale inspired opera still has a romantic ending, if not a happy one.

Isaiah Rashad put everything into this Tiny Desk. With bashful charm, the Chattanooga rapper gives an ambitious set of his best work thus far.

On the Local News Roundup, a sigh of relief for some as Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause. The public weighs in on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools proposed budget. A bill filed Monday seeking to ban most abortions in North Carolina will not move forward. And David Tepper wants to make Charlotte a host city for the 2031 Women’s World Cup.

The new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap showed why he's attracted so much attention at NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's.