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President Donald Trump praised the government's response to Hurricane Maria, prompting an outcry among many in Puerto Rico.

Several Democrats considering 2020 presidential bids have made some early moves to elevate their national profiles even before the 2018 midterm elections.

With Hurricane Florence about to make landfall, FEMA is going to be tested once again. Is it prepared under President Trump?

Governors in five states have declared states of emergencies ahead of Hurricane Florence's arrival on the Eastern Seaboard. Officials have ordered the evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people.

The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.

Democrats backed by the state's political establishment scored victories in New Hampshire's primary Tuesday night.

People in three states on the Atlantic coast are evacuating as Hurricane Florence gets closer to making landfall.

For more than two years, Princeton University student Xiyue Wang has been detained in Iran. His wife, Hua Qu, speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about his health and the prospects for his release.

North Carolina and South Carolina are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Also, a new poll shows President Trump's approval rating at 39 percent, and an update on unrest in Basra.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Scheffer, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues under the Clinton administration, about U.S. participation in the International Criminal Court.