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USDA's Trade Aid Payments Raise Questions About Fairness, Transparency

Illinois’ two senators are calling on the USDA to rework its massive trade aid program to fix what they see as inequities and a lack of transparency into…

A wall of plastic trash at Garten Services in Salem, Ore., is headed to the landfill. The vast majority of plastic can't be or won't be recycled.

Plastic Wars: Industry Spent Millions Selling Recycling — To Sell More Plastic

An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay.

During a virtual news conference Thursday, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin calls on Democrats, including Gov. JB Pritzker, to demand that House Speaker Michael Madigan either answer questions before a Special Investigating Committee or resign.

Durkin Calls on Democrats to Demand Madigan Answer Questions or Resign

The top Republican in the Illinois House on Thursday called for Democrats, including Gov. JB Pritzker, to either demand that Democratic House Speaker...

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies during day two of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington October 13, 2020. (Demetrius Freeman/AFP via Getty Images)

Week In The News: Barrett Confirmation Hearing, Early Voting

We make sense of the week’s news from Capitol Hill to the campaign trail.

U.S. Women Head To World Cup Final After Beating England 2-1

The top-ranked U.S. team is returning to the Women's World Cup final for a third straight time after defeating England 2-1 Tuesday. They'll take on either the Netherlands or Sweden on Sunday.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus perform onstage at the 2019 BET Awards.

Lil Nas X Lassos The Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Song In U.S. Chart History

The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.

Bipartisan lawmakers agreed to a spending deal to provide more federal resources for border security, including for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, similar to the one pictured in Tijuana, Mexico.

Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming

House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.

President Trump speaks about the coronavirus alongside Vice President Pence and members of the Coronavirus Task Force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Trump: Payroll Tax Cuts And Hourly Worker Relief Possible In Coronavirus Response

Top administration officials will meet with House and Senate Republicans Tuesday to discuss economic relief for workers and small businesses. Democrats, however, signaled they are not on board.

What Rep. Jim Jordan's Constituents Make Of His Role In The Impeachment Inquiry

The impeachment inquiry is putting an outspoken Ohio congressman in the national spotlight. Republican Jim Jordan has long been a favorite of conservatives and one of Trump's staunchest defenders.

How The Coronavirus Could Shape Fashion Choices

NPR's Michel Martin talks with fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about how Covid-19 could change people's style choices.

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