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Rep. Justin Amash left the Republican Party and gave up his committee assignments in the House. It's unclear what kind of power an independent can wield or whether he'll decide to run for president.

Democratic candidates are speaking to activists at the League of United Latin American Citizens this week. The organization is seeking to mobilize Latinx voters in the 2020 election.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Hanagriff, president of St. Mary Parish, in the storm's path.

Republican retirements from the House have given Democrats hope of expanding their gains next year in Texas, where changing demographics in suburbs have reshaped the electorate in some districts.

China on Friday announced a new round of tariffs on $75 billion worth of American good. NPR's Emily Feng tells Morning Edition that U.S. cars will be subject to the new levies.

A Labor Department audit found no correlation between the federal system that fines mining companies for unsafe conditions and safety in mining operations.

At the G-7 summit in France, President Trump signaled that he's had second thoughts about the escalating trade war with China.

When refugees resettle in the United States, they often have to start their lives over again, including learning how to drive.

A new NPR probe found low-income areas in dozens of major U.S. cities are more likely to be hotter than wealthier ones, and people with severe mental illness are impacted by that increase in heat.

Sarah M. Broom's extraordinary memoir about the New Orleans home she grew up in describes decades of life lived — as well as the systemic racism that ultimately contributed to the house's destruction.