Search results for

A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

A historic Democratic nominee and a Trump Republican face off in a race that is not garnering the same national attention as some, but has the same power to tilt the balance of power in the Senate.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Murray Matravers, frontman of the English indie pop band Easy Life, about the group's new album, "Maybe In Another Life."

Before the mid-70's, many Americans didn't know the National Security Agency existed. The agency revamped its museum and some of the secrets exposed are surprising some national security experts.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Malcolm-Jamal Warner about his Grammy nomination for best spoken word poetry album and the inspiration behind it.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with poet and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar about their new book, Redaction. The book is based on poems and portraits from redacted lawsuits.

Coal companies shed billions in obligations to workers and the environment. They went on to riches through bankruptcy and asset transfers.

Scott Simon speaks with Phil Manzanera, the lead guitarist of Roxy Music, about the influential band's 50th anniversary and world tour.

The U.S. government will shut down early Sunday morning if Congress can’t reach an agreement on federal spending for fiscal year 2024. This could mean disruptions to the country’s social safety net, which was already reduced this year by the COVID-19 public health emergency’s end.

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.