As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, ...

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.

Washington, D.C. is home to lots of federal workers. As they get laid off or worry about their futures under the Trump administration, that's having an impact on the local economy and the city budget.

A child injured in an airstrike in Gaza gave a reporter the words to express the full impact of war. Reporting on a war can be a grueling job. Not only is it difficult editorially, it also takes a ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Maria Snider, vice president of the Minnesota Child Care Association - an advocacy group - about the impact of the freeze on federal child care funds.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid. If you've been ...

President Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from Maine's public schools after a clash with the state's governor. NPR visited a rural school in Maine to see what's at stake. A political ...

A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.