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Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage, Photo by Katie Flores/Billboard via Getty ImagesAs The Life of a Showgirl's numbers dwindle, some fresh voices liven up the song and album charts this week. -
Roberto Schmidt/AFPA shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.
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The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region. -
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds. -
Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy group says the formula for calculating them will leave many with far less. -
Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service. -
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse. -
After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes. -
Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all. -
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. -
Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power. -
Democrats' victories complicate Senate shutdown talks, SCOTUS seems skeptical of Trump's authority to impose tariffs, judges hear cases on Chicago ICE detention center and agents' use of force.
