The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker.

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a ...

President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether ...

Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd of Colorado about his work on a bipartisan "statement of principles" to extend subsidies for Obamacare and end the government shutdown.

Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy ...

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, ...

After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed ...

The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it ...

Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to ...

Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether ...

The White House has threatened Wikipedia's non-profit status, and Elon Musk has called for it to be defunded. NPR's Bobby Allyn speaks with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the attacks.