As the state department freeze passport applications with the X gender markers, what are the implications for both current and future passport holders?

President Trump touted his efforts to remake the government, including calling on federal workers to return to the office. He also defended his attempt to pause and review federal grants and loans.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Col. Bree Fram, an openly transgender member of the U.S. Space Force, about President Trump's orders to remove transgender service members from the military.

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RFK Jr. faced fierce questioning about vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to be HHS Secretary.

The Pentagon said that it's revoking the security detail for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and ordering a review to determine if the retired general's rank should be re-evaluated.

As prisoner and hostage exchanges happen in Gaza, we hear about the International Red Cross's experience in facilitating this work.

Every other year, the Nation's Report Card shows how students across the U.S. are doing in subjects like math and reading. The 2024 results are cause for hope, and concern.

On Wednesday afternoon, the White House rescinded a memo that ordered a government spending freeze. But the White House says its effort to align government programs with Trump's priorities remains.

For nearly 30 years, the world's major powers have observed a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing. But with tensions rising around the globe, some fear that could soon change.

Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration ...

The Fed held interest rates steady as it continues to combat inflation. President Trump wants to see lower rates, but some of ...