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Politicians running for office often call Washington a swamp filled with inefficient bureaucrats and leeches. But many in the capital have devoted themselves to making government a tool for good.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden's State of the Union address and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says President Biden and Congress are united in supporting Ukraine as it fights back against Russia's invasion.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Camilla Nielsson about her new documentary President. It follows the underdog opposition candidate throughout Zimbabwe's first election after the ouster of Robert Mugabe.

Longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on 22 counts for allegedly using his position as the top House Democrat to solicit “personal financial rewards” for himself and his associates, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois.

The early days of Russia's war with Ukraine haven't gone well on the battlefield, in the global information war, or on the economic front. But Russia still has weapons it can unleash.

Humanitarian groups fear that severed supply chains at the Ukrainian border and within the nation could lead to food and fuel shortages. A Ukrainian supermarket chain paints a more optimistic picture.

Military hearings are underway in the drowning of eight Marines and a sailor in July 2020. They died off the coast of California in a training exercise gone wrong.

The White House has unveiled its new plan for getting back to normal after the pandemic. It relies more on testing and treating COVID cases rather than on restrictions.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a member of the committee, about the panel's 221-page court filing, and where the investigation is headed from here.