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RFK Jr. defends his health agenda and Trump's proposed budget cuts in hearing

Washington, DC. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Fb1%2Fdcfa1aee4f8b90273e93a62b1e07%2Fgettyimages-2271622648.jpg) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies

Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence

Washington, DC, on January 9, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

Israel and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

Washington, DC. The two countries, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed on Wednesday

'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health

Designs for 250-ft arch in Washington approved by panel of Trump appointees

Washington DC. The vote on Thursday by the panel, which is made up of Trump

Cautious optimism in Lebanon as direct talks with Israel progress

Washington, DC, days before the expiration of a “ceasefire” that [hardly halted Israeli attacks](/news/2026/5/14/two-killed-as-israel-ramps-up-southern-lebanon-attacks-ahead-of-us-talks

They counted on a rural dialysis unit to keep them alive. Then it closed

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health

After years of avoidance, Trump to attend first White House press dinner

Washington, DC –** Donald Trump — whose political career has been built, in part, on deriding the United

Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks

Washington, DC, on April 24, 2026. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head

South Carolina Republicans defy Trump again to reject rapid redistricting drive

Washington DC, without any input from South Carolinians,” said state senator Tom Davis, a Republican

Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations

Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4647x2614+0+208/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F8c%2F980e4e1841feb63072debb016365%2F2026-04-14t154024z-389772085-rc23pkavswug-rtrmadp-3-usa-israel.JPG) U.S. Secretary of State

'Fool me once…' Lawyers argue Kennedy Center should not meet same fate as the East Wing

Washington, DC on January 10, 2026. Two lawsuits are calling to halt the closure of the Center

Suspected gunman at White House press dinner named as Cole Tomas Allen

Washington DC on Saturday night. Allen, 31, has no record of criminal charges or a civil

Trump to feature on limited-edition US passports for 250th anniversary

Washington, DC, in the form of long banners. Even the architecture of the US capital

Who is Roelf Meyer, South Africa’s new ambassador to the US?

Washington, DC, since then. Meyer is a member of the white Afrikaner community, which led the apartheid

Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues

Washington, DC. The violence has pushed the number of casualties higher, with Lebanon’s Ministry

US to seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staff members

Washington DC last year. The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, on Friday

Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after ‘ceasefire’ extended

Washington, DC, where the two countries agreed a 45-day ceasefire extension – even though the original

What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?

Washington, DC. Its experts appear across major US news networks, often introduced as nonpartisan analysts

Gunman shot dead by Secret Service agents near White House: What we know

Washington, DC, pulled a weapon from his bag and began shooting at officers posted there