China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. NPR's A Martinez asks rare earth minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran about why they are so vital to U.S. defense.

The Trump administration is ending temporary protection status for Afghan citizens living in the U.S. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Shawn VanDiver, president and CEO of the nonprofit AfghanEvac.

Four new executive orders aimed at reviving coal mines include plans to keep coal fired power plants open even if companies operating them want to close.

The court is scheduled to rule whether a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female can be regarded ...

Hong Kong is caught in the middle of the trade disputes between the U.S. and China despite being a free port. The former British colony has trade and customs policies different from mainland China's.

Photos, hours of footage and other documents were made public Tuesday after a recent court order that mandated any depictions ...

The hearing is the first about Abrego Garcia's case since El Salvador's president told reporters he is not going to "smuggle a terrorist into the United States." ...

The action is intended to build upon the existing program for Medicare drug price negotiations, which was created by the ...

Nico Iamaleava is leaving Tennessee after a public NIL renegotiation, days before the spring transfer portal window opens. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Richard Johnson from CBS Sports about the standoff ...

Immigration officials called student Mohsen Mahdawi in for his U.S. citizenship interview. When he arrived, ICE arrested him. Experts say it's a new extreme in the crackdown on student activism.

A top House Democrat is asking independent agency watchdogs to investigate after NPR reporting revealed DOGE may have taken sensitive data from the National Labor Relations Board.

Hamas is rejecting a new Israeli proposal to pause the war in Gaza, a Hamas official told NPR. Earlier, officials mediating ...