The U.S. has some of the toughest environmental laws in the world and has been content to let other countries mine, and buy ...

Protesters oppose a measure that would reshape the county's founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of ...

The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye.

Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel's military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It's the first time he's publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide.

In his last term, Trump reinstated the "Mexico City Policy," which prohibits groups receiving U.S. aid from offering or discussing abortion. This time he may even expand the policy.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has directed county officials not to count mail ballots for the general election that arrived ...

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

As President-elect Donald Trump swiftly fills up his cabinet with loyal supporters, some messy – and public -- in-fighting is holding up a crucial economic appointment.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with ranking member of the House intelligence committee Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about president-elect Donald Trump's national security appointments.

Amid geopolitical uncertainties, Taiwan has slashed its investment in China to the lowest level in nearly a quarter century as the island strives to "derisk" itself from its powerful neighbor.