In Nevada, federal land managers have approved a new lithium mine that could supply 37,000 new electric cars a year. But a new lawsuit and the reelection of Donald Trump pose challenges.

South African police have been in a stand off outside an abandoned gold mine with hundreds of illegal miners who are holding out underground. The situation is getting desperate.

A second Trump term might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget. We take a look at the impact on taxes and Social Security.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matías Gómez Léautaud, lead analyst with the Eurasia Group, about how Mexico is preparing for another Trump term as president.

Israel bombed parts of central Beirut in what it says is a campaign to destroy the militant group Hezbollah. In return, Hezbollah retaliated with a missile attack on Tel Aviv.

To imagine what kind of governor Bob Ferguson might be, it’s useful to look to his past as a politician and a chess player, Scott Greenstone reports.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department, Matt Gaetz, is continuing to generate controversy, after an attorney says his clients testified about Gaetz's illicit activities.

President-elect Trump has said he wants to shutter the U.S. Education Department. Here's what it could look like if he succeeds.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with musician Wyatt Flores about his new album Welcome to the Plains and his honesty around mental health.

Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access?

President Biden's decision to let Ukraine use long-range missiles against Russia could escalate the war. But this may also make it easier for his successor to negotiate a peace deal.

In his new Hulu series, Yang plays a waiter who inadvertently becomes central to a crime story. As an Asian American actor, he says he relates to the character's feeling of invisibility.