The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14.

U.S. officials are involved in two rapidly evolving foreign policy situations this week.

An NPR investigation found the Justice Department withheld files related to President Trump.

U.S. and Iranian officials will meet Thursday for a third round of talks after President Trump warned of an alleged Iranian threat during his State of the Union address.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about his spat with President Trump, immigration and the future of the Republican Party.

President Trump's pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is a wellness influencer who is aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She made her case before a Senate committee Wednesday.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt came to national prominence in 2024 with an image as a firebrand on the right but has developed a reputation as a bipartisan deal maker in the Senate.

A first-time candidate is taking on a longtime officeholder in the Democratic race for an at-large seat on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners

At issue is whether a county can seize homeowners' residence for unpaid property taxes and sell the house at auction for less than the homeowners would get if they put their home on the market themselves.