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The effort to make Washington, D.C., the 51st star on the U.S. flag has never had more support. But the measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jane Carter, a labor economist negotiating on behalf of Kaiser union workers, who says the struggle to recruit and retain workers will worsen under the company's plans.

The resignation of a Levi Strauss & Co. executive this week has prompted big questions about corporations and speech. Where is the line between personal and professional opinions?

For nearly 100 years, the MacDowell Colony has provided a haven for artists in the woods of Peterborough, N.H. The town has long recognized the colony as a tax-exempt charitable organization. But now, pressed for funds, town administrators are demanding that even artists pay their fair share.

The Federal Reserve Board plans to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation. It wants to do that without stalling job growth, and is likely encouraged by the latest employment report.

Most Syrian refugees are children, and many have lost parents. One result is a huge demand for the few places available in orphanages that have been set up in neighboring Turkey.

Time was, the merrymaking season was also a time for mischief-making.

One group that helps train female candidates says applications for its programs are up 87 percent since Election Day.

NPR's David Greene talks to NBC reporter Ben Collins, who studies the radical web, about how the Internet can radicalize people and how social media can be weaponized.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pushing back against House Democrats. Pompeo has ordered State Department staff to decline congressional requests for cooperation.