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President Biden went to four fundraisers while he was in New York City attending the U.N. General Assembly, including this one at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway on Sept. 19.

Biden is telling his donors that Trump is out to destroy democracy

President Biden isn't doing a lot of campaign events yet. But when he meets donors, he is spending a lot of time talking about the Republican frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.

Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., worked together as the chairperson and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively on getting the spending bill through Congress. Both men are retiring from Congress.

Departing Senate budget chiefs leave a legacy of bipartisanship in a fraught era

The standing ovation was for Sens. Leahy and Shelby and for their work. But in a sense it was also celebrating an idea – one more often praised than practiced – the idea of Congress itself.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back against former President Trump's suggestion that the Constitution should be terminated.

McConnell criticizes Trump's calls to terminate the Constitution

The Senate minority leader said Tuesday that anyone seeking the presidency, which includes Trump, "would have a very hard time being sworn in" if the Constitution was suspended.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill on March 29, 2023

In clash with Bernie Sanders, Starbucks' Howard Schultz insists he's no union buster

A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks faces the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington on September 15.

Trump to skip second GOP debate and head to Detroit to court autoworkers instead

Former President Donald Trump won't be at the second Republican debate, unsurprisingly. His counter-programming this time involves union autoworkers, engaged in a strike against Detroit automakers.

Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain

Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.

The rain-swollen Los Angeles River flows near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, as a powerful storm pounds Southern California.

Storms end Southern California water restrictions for 7 Million

California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Powell warned the fight against inflation still has "a long way to go," sending stock markets lower.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns inflation fight will be long and bumpy

Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell warned the central bank may have to raise interest rates even more, sending stock markets sharply lower.

Members of the Amazon Labor Union and others protest outside the New York Times DealBook Summit on Nov. 30, 2022, as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is scheduled to speak.

Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled

Labor organizing surged last year, led by Amazon and Starbucks. A Gallup poll found 71% of Americans approve of unions. Yet only 10% of workers belong to a union, as employers continue to fight back.

<em>Emily</em> speculates about the life of the 19th-century English writer Emily Jane Brontë (Emma Mackey) in the years before she wrote <em>Wuthering Heights.</em>

'Emily' imagines Brontë before 'Wuthering Heights'

A new film captures the complexity of family relationships by freely speculating about the lives of 19th-century English writer Emily Brontë and her siblings.

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