NC Senate votes to take nearly a thousand acres out of Summerfield
The state Senate voted Wednesday to remove nearly a thousand acres from the Guilford County town of Summerfield.
Politics & Government
Up First briefing: Romney won't run again; prepare for hurricanes; immigration growth
Senator Mitt Romney says he won't seek reelection. How to prepare for a hurricane. The U.S. immigration population hits a record high.
An argument for why Biden and Vice President Harris should step aside in 2024
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, who says President Biden isn't the right candidate for 2024. Adding Biden risks undoing his greatest achievement: stopping Trump.
Sen. Schumer hopes legislation regulating AI can pass a divided Congress
Capitol Hill saw a historic gathering of tech industry leaders — all in the name of AI. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer explains why he's still hopeful they can pull off a plan to regulate AI.
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announces he will not seek reelection in 2024
Bipartisan negotiators like Romney are rare, and his departure could lead to a more divisive Senate. He's the only Senate Republican to twice vote to convict ex-president Trump in impeachment trials.
Corruption trial reveals a #MeToo ethics entanglement for a top Biden adviser
Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018.
Morning news brief
Senator Mitt Romney says he won't seek re-election. The Northeast prepares for Hurricane Lee. A corruption trial in Chicago revealed a #MeToo ethics entanglement for top Biden adviser Anita Dunn.
For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it
Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future.
In Georgia, Trump's latest indictment deepens a GOP divide
Efforts to punish the prosecutor who charged Donald Trump and 18 others with election interference have amplified a divide among his supporters and the rest of the state GOP.
Sen. Mark Kelly says Biden impeachment talks are 'a distraction and a waste of time'
Congress is back this week, Dem. Senator urges colleagues to avoid government shutdown.