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Agriculture Secretary Tom said it was the largest single federal investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.

President Biden meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders as the deadline for lifting the debt limit draws ever closer.

Portland, Maine, has long been a resettlement hub for asylum-seekers, but now the newcomers are overflowing into nearby communities that lack the resources to accommodate them.

Singer Emma Hardyman and her husband, Nathan Hardyman, who plays bass in the six-person band Little Moon, talk about winning this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.

Some people consider French basketball player Victor Wembanyama the greatest NBA draft pick of all time. Zach Kram of The Ringer talks about what makes Wembanyama so special.

A new breakthrough deal for sharing the over-promised Colorado River has been reached by the seven states that share it.

Henry Grimes was an A-list jazz musician in the 1950s and '60s. But then he dropped out of the music scene and fell into emotional isolation. Now at 69, the bass player is making a comeback. His story concludes a series on the plight of aging jazz musicians.

In spring 2018, public school staff took to the streets to protest low funding, low wages and shrinking benefits. Five years later, teachers reflect on what's changed since then.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Raouf Mazou, assistant secretary-general and operations chief for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, about needs of those fleeing Sudan and the scale of the crisis.