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Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the flight of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet last year.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.

Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.

Should a president have total control over the Fed? Both candidates vying for the presidency have differing points of view.

There's excitement and tension among Democrats as thousands of delegates head to Chicago for the party's convention this week.

This Independence Day, NPR wanted to know how the freedoms and ideals of the U.S. have been on readers' minds.

GOP lawmakers on Thursday blasted Democratic immigration policies as coddling violent criminals. Democrats portrayed Trump's escalating migrant sweeps as a dangerous assault on civil liberties.

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

President Trump held a campaign-style rally in Iowa Thursday night as part of a year of events marking the country's 250th anniversary. It follows the passage of his major tax and policy bill.