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The Environmental Protection Agency wants to withdraw approval of a controversial herbicide made by Dow AgroSciences. The firm made conflicting claims to EPA and the Patent Office about the product.

Congress left town after approving a short-term extension of government funding. Big fights await in 2018, but Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell tells NPR repealing the ACA is not a high priority.

The House cleared an effort that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad managers and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rutgers University Assistant Professor Peter Hepburn about why only 11% of the money Congress allocated for emergency assistance for renters has been distributed.

Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies."

The USDA recently stunned growers when it projected the smallest orange harvest for Florida in more than 50 years. The culprit: A tiny insect that's killing off the state's trees — and industry.

Republicans overwhelmingly believe elections are fair, but non-white voters, women and Democrats are much more skeptical. Nonwhite voters also experience longer lines than white voters.

State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, faces Libertarian Chad Grimm in the race for the 92nd District House seat.

As the electric car industry ramps up, one gas station in Takoma Park, Md., has already changed lanes. The owner hopes to motivate other stations to make the shift.