Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there's a big hole: not enough workers
President Biden has $52.7 billion to invest in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing plants. But there's a big shortfall in workers for the new jobs.
Politics & Government
Sandra Day O'Connor's legacy extends far beyond the Supreme Court, her son says
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose funeral is Tuesday, is being remembered as a Supreme Court trailblazer. After retiring from the bench in 2006, she worked to expand civics education in schools.
Nicaragua's government clamps down on this year's Miss Universe pageant winner
Nicaragua's authoritarian government has a new target for possible exile — the winner of the Miss Universe pageant — after learning she had participated in protests as a college student in 2018.
A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.
A look back at Putin's year
2023 began on a tough note for Russian President Putin, with his war in Ukraine stagnating and criticism from the head of the Wagner group. Now, that man is dead and Ukraine may be running out of aid.
Town of Summerfield still faces lingering threat of de-annexation over controversial development
Summerfield officials held a special meeting Saturday to discuss the latest with a proposed development that sparked the general assembly's threat of de-annexation of town land.
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen on border security and aid to Israel and Ukraine
NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland about the negotiations by Democrats and Republicans over border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine.
Car plows into parked SUV in Biden's motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters
A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Biden's motorcade. The president and first lady were not harmed.
Florida GOP suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation
Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with whom he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, had a prior consensual sexual relationship, according to police records.
Iowa caucuses roundtable
With less than a month to the Iowa caucuses, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters and pollster J. Ann Selzer about the state of the Republican presidential nominating contest.