Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a small, portable desk 250 years ago. Today, it's on display in the Smithsonian.

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about how this term's Supreme Court decisions are reflected in President Trump's approach to his signature issues and executive power.

Lebanon deal lands as a mix of anger and reluctant acceptance, with Hezbollah calling it a major capitulation.

For our series Here to Help, we speak with Jennifer Timmick, volunteer tour guide at the National Museum of American History. She talks about the stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary ...

Louisiana and Texas political leaders and activists either fully support or wholly decry the High Court's ruling on birthright citizenship. It becomes just the latest touchstone for the deepening ...

We dig into current conflicts to understand the incentives that lead countries into violence, and what keeps them stretching on and on.

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat.

Now that the latest Supreme Court session is over, it's clear they handed him a lot of wins when it comes to expanding his ...

A major heat wave is affecting much of the eastern half of the United States this week, bringing dangerous conditions to ...

A soft launch of Arkansas Medicaid work requirements and new SNAP standards, banning sodas and candy, go into effect ...

As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, Americans reflect on the state of the nation in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist ...