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If being speaker of the House remains the most coveted job on Capitol Hill, it has also become the most frustrating. And to be frank, it's more likely to crash a career than to cap it these days.

Moscow's interference in the United States and the West has continued since 2016 and is forecast to persist through this year's midterm races, the U.S. intelligence community says.

Two reservoirs and dams in the western part of the city are so filled with water that officials are worried they could breach. To move around some neighborhoods, such as Cyprus Creek, you need a boat.

David Greene talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Dana Priest of The Washington Post about anonymous sources: how terms are negotiated and the risks and rewards that come from this kind of protection.

All eyes were on the University of Louisville and its foundation last summer.Its president was ousted and its finances scrutinized. Both boards were…

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday that "none of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal."

TV critic David Bianculli reflects on the Emmy ceremony held last night and looks ahead at the new fall TV season. If you only catch one new show this year, Bianculli recommends The Muppets on ABC.

The ABC News correspondent was almost killed in Iraq 10 years ago. His recovery and return to network journalism beat all the odds.

CIA Director John Brennan sits down with NPR for a wide-ranging interview at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va. He discusses subjects ranging from Syria to cybersecurity to the state of ISIS.

David Letterman, one of the most famous people in America, is an enigma. Jason Zinoman's new book, Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, looks at the late night talk show host's long career and the impact it still has on broadcasting today.