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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.

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

Six years ago, USA Gymnastics was on the brink of collapse after a sexual abuse scandal. Now, a new generation of leadership is trying to steer the organization in a new direction.

Oregon's only international container terminal hasn't had regular service in years.

The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

The FBI arrested Vancouver resident Marc Anthony Bru on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Critics have long raised concerns about Gen. Michael Flynn's relationship with Moscow. The nominee for national security adviser was in regular contact in December with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.

How did a little known assemblyman become the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City? NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Hardt, political director of the NY1 news channel.

Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to eliminate 6,500 jobs as slumping oil prices force the industry to make adjustments. Shell's profits fell by more than 30 percent in the second quarter.