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As Ryan Zinke steps down amid a string of ethics investigations, his deputy David Bernhardt — a former oil-industry lobbyist and a polarizing figure — will take over at the Department of the Interior.

Voters overwhelmingly supported an anti-gerrymandering amendment in Missouri last November. But both parties want to scrap or alter the measure, leaving more political influence in the process.

The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."

A bipartisan effort to ease some penalties for drug crimes and provide more services to people leaving prison appears to be in the works in Congress, but the deal hinges on support from the president.

The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

As thousands of troops arrive to reinforce security at the U.S.-Mexico border, Arizona officials worry migrants will try to storm the border.

In a newly published index, the Center for Global Development assesses the quantity and quality of aid from 27 wealthy countries.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Matthew Rojansky, director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, about why Russia is supporting Venezuela's President Maduro, and how far that support could go.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year. GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter, up from 2.2% at the end of 2018,

Three predominantly black churches burned in Louisiana's St. Landry Parish in the span of 10 days. NPR's Michel Martin gets an update from reporter Katie Gagliano of The Acadiana Advocate.