Writing on Truth Social, President Donald Trump dismissed the landmark housing bill as being of "minor importance" compared to the voting restrictions legislation.

The bills ban DEI throughout state government and in public schools and stiffen immigration policies.

More than 5,500 enrolled tribal members voted against the constitutional amendment, a significant majority of nearly 10,000 votes.

Senator Budd argues that American tax dollars have been exploited for too long to promote far-left social agendas overseas. However, opponents argue the far-reaching policy weaponizes U.S. foreign aid, threatening to disrupt billions in critical healthcare and humanitarian relief worldwide.

A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return 20-year-old José Eliezer Martinez-Andino to the U.S., who was living with family in Raleigh before he was deported to Honduras earlier this spring. Martinez-Andino had a special legal status granted to young people who were abused or neglected by a parent.

During the raid, the camera captured a dramatic struggle as the adult female barn owl fiercely fought the predator on top of the nest box. Wildlife officials warn it may not be the last encounter.

To prepare for their first World Cup since 1998, Scotland has turned to Charlotte FC facilities. The local teams' facilities have been decorated with the Scotland badge and colors. Charlotte FC officials hope Scotland’s arrival — the boys in blue — will help attract more fans across the state to the local club and grow soccer in the city.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the popularity of ranch dressing among international visitors to the U.S. during the World Cup games.

The U.S. government is asserting a new level of influence over AI, controlling which companies can access Anthropic's new models. OpenAI agreed to let the administration screen users of its new model.

Texas students will be required to read Bible passages and learn about the role of Christianity in the state's history under new reading lists and social studies curriculum expected to be approved Friday.

Three days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, rescue teams race against time amid mounting casualties, strained relief efforts, and mounting criticism of the governments response.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Karol Bassim, senior program manager at International Medical Corps about the situation on the ground in Venezuela after two devastating earthquakes there this week.

This week the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a green light to expel hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants who've been living and working legally in the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant have a World Cup knockout stage preview and discuss Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon.

President Trump has an interest in a piece of voting legislation, called the SAVE America Act, that is not shared by all of his Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill.

Prof. Ajay Narendra from Macquarie University in Australia tells NPR about his team's discovery of a particularly rare, and high-powered, hunting method of the informally named "ballista spider."

In China, the northeast Dongbei region looms large. Once a gritty, industrial hub, now this rust belt area is the source of music, literature, comedy and culture that have gained wide popularity.