Since 1966, companies have been required to send the federal government demographic data on their employees, part of an effort to combat discrimination. Under Trump, the data collection may end.

Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped craft significant changes to the financial system in a generation.

President Trump showed his strength in Tuesday's primaries. In Georgia, both Republicans who will advance to the runoff for governor claim to be like him, even though only one got his endorsement.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with virologist Dr. Thomas Geisbert about the vaccine used in the Ebola outbreak of 2014 and the challenges for developing a vaccine for this current health emergency.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is getting ready to break new records on Wall Street — and make one of the world's wealthiest men even ...

The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.

President Trump's settlement over the leak of his tax returns frees him and his company from any past IRS problems. Critics say that gives him a sweeping free pass from audits and tax penalties.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is shaking up another important scientific panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lamar Alexander, former Republican senator from Tennessee and governor of that state, about how he thinks current senators should respond to President Trump.

Children closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here's what all parents ...

A leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they push for a senior United Nations ...

Little Rock Police Chief Heath Helton is retiring after nearly four years on the job. The City of Little Rock announced ...