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President Obama announced Wednesday a plan to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling. The move reverses a ban on drilling off most U.S. shores.

The hearing is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. ET Tuesday. The Justice Department says Sessions asked for it to be public.

The Oregon Legislature’s new session starts Monday. And the threat of another Republican walkout looms large.

The commercial season traditionally begins Dec. 1, but multiple rounds of preseason testing showed low meat yields, prompting the delay.

The state's new Republican governor wants legislators to examine a series of issues following years of Democratic control.

The president was responding to questions regarding a newly published interview in The Wall Street Journal in which he says he's "very disappointed" with Sessions.

Nevada's Harry Reid, selected to be the Senate's next minority leader, discusses the Democratic agenda for the upcoming session and the party's plans to work with the White House. Hear Reid and NPR's Juan Williams.

An 86-mile bike and walking trail between the Portland metro area and the coast is a step closer to becoming a reality.

Hurricane Nate is intensifying as it takes aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast. People from southeast Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle are bracing for Nate, which forecasters say could strengthen to a Category 2 storm.

President Trump continued to attack his attorney general on Twitter. But allies of Jeff Sessions say he doesn't want to resign.