NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.

The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit families right before the holidays.

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Opponents of the death penalty had urged President Biden to take this step, given the number of executions that took place ...

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When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort ...

Many undocumented people are not eligible for federal financial disaster aid and several remain fearful even when help is ...

Dante Alighieri is one of the pillars of Western literature. And his texts have been translated into English dozens of times.

This year the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. Here's how some interfaith families are preparing to celebrate both holidays.

The owner of ProSanta.com talks about his line of high-end Santa suits.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization.