As most lawmakers stay home during the shutdown, Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., keeps reporting to his Capitol Hill office, ...

Jamaica is expected to be in the storm's eyewall, which refers to the band of dense clouds surrounding the eye of the ...

With limited time on the legislative calendar, Rep. Diana DeGette hopes some bipartisan bills can make it through.

Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and ...

Forecasters say Melissa will unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage in Jamaica. At Category 5, the system would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since ...

As many federal workers enter their fourth week of working without pay, the USDA says food assistance benefits, known as SNAP, will run out Nov. 1.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sen. Bernie Sanders about his book, "Fight Oligarchy," which argues oligarchic economic and political control has left millions of Americans struggling.

The East Wing of the White House has been demolished to make way for President Trump's ballroom. Americans outside "The People's House" share how they feel about the construction.

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put ...

Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, claims victory in a disputed election, sparking unrest across the country ...

Famous for baby boxes and expansive pro-family policies, Finland continues to see one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, as ...

In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now ...