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President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.

NPR asked teachers for stories of standout gifts — and they delivered. From laugh-out-loud funny to touching and thoughtful to just plain weird, here are a few of our favorites.

The Obamas headlined DNC night two, challenging America to make history by electing the first woman to the White House. And, a final report released on what led to Maine's deadliest mass shooting.

Steve Inskeep talks with J.D. Vance, whose new book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" looks at why the white working class is broken and how that helps explain the phenomenon of Donald Trump.

We spoke with MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world, about how AI could revolutionize the job market.

There was an avalanche of reissues and vault rediscoveries, across all genres and all eras. Each promises edification, but also flat-out thrilling listening.

Prine told Terry Gross in 2018 that he began playing music and writing songs for fun: "I didn't expect to do this for a living," he said. Prine died of complications related to COVID-19 on April 7.

While incurring a record deficit, the U.S. economy remains stable and flexible, says Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Speaking via video link to a banking conference organized by the Banco de Mexico, Greenspan said the United States' flexibility has been key to surmounting recent economic troubles.

President Trump's trade representative, Jamieson Greer, told senators that Trump's tariffs prompted more than 50 countries to reach out to negotiate trade deals. But Greer declined to give a timeline.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to unemployed hospitality worker Meaghan Reed in Phoenix about how the r/unemployment group on Reddit has helped her navigate unemployment.

The Harlem Cultural Festival was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. Questlove directs this breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment.

He wrote hits and and played guitar for the biggest names in pop music, and he had plenty of hits of his own. But for Bobby Womack, joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame represents an actual homecoming for a soul survivor.

At his last recorded concerts, the avant-garde outlaw's seemingly disparate sound worlds came together.

In North Carolina and other states, attorneys general have become the main people fighting federal policies they don't like, on the left and right. Now, N.C.'s attorney general race will present voters with a stark choice in 2024.

The recent publication of a North Carolina Justice Center report on private schools that appear to have received more taxpayer-funded vouchers than they have students has prompted state officials to offer some explanation. Inquiries from WFAE produced an acknowledgment that one private school in the Raleigh area has been removed from the Opportunity Scholarship program and referred to the State Bureau of Investigation. The state says it’s also checking into a Charlotte voucher recipient that appears to have no fixed location.

Families that live in cities with big homeless populations face a difficult conversation: how to talk to their kids about people they see sleeping on the streets.

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials reiterated their request for $319 million in state funds for Medicaid during a legislative oversight committee meeting on Tuesday.

The big change is that Florida has gone from leaning in Joe Biden's direction back to its traditional spot as a toss-up state.