Search results for

The Trump administration aims to turn up the heat on the Taliban and force those fighters into peace talks proposed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Positive assessments by U.S. commanders there during a visit by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are a stark contrast to darker appraisals from the U.S. intelligence community and a top Afghanistan scholar.

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

The Iowa State Fair can be a lot of fun, but for presidential candidates it's serious business. California Sen. Kamala Harris came to the fair intent on proving she's a top-tier contender.

The U.S. women's national soccer team is set to enter mediation over its gender discrimination suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation after the completion of the World Cup.

As White House officials begin trade talks in Beijing, Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan talks to David Greene about his support for the tariffs on China that are intended to protect manufacturers in Ohio.

Drake's latest No. 1 hit "In My Feelings" shot to the top of the charts thanks to a viral dance challenge that had little to do with the rapper himself.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Robert Menendez, top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, about the updates on Russia, North Korea and Iran that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Wednesday.

The president's lawyer sent the former strategist a cease-and-desist letter claiming his interviews for a new book violated a nondisclosure agreement he had signed with the Trump campaign.

The latest results from NPR's contact tracing survey finds a sharp increase in staffing since October, with the national workforce now topping 70,000.

Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official in the U.S., talked with NPR about how the hack happened and how the U.S. should respond.