Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, is bearing down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The storm maintained its 185-mph winds after making its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
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Follow this live updating map tracking the position of the eclipse across the United States.
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Estimates from Triple A suggest that more Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend than ever before.
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With a vote scheduled for this Thursday in the U.S. House, it's down to the wire for the American Health Care Act, the Republican-authored bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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NPR Politics team will live blog the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The NPR Two-Way blog will provide live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee’s public hearing on the investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.
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Some businesses are closing for a "Day Without Immigrants"; others are staying open and pledging to contribute a share of the day's proceeds to nonprofits that aid Latino communities.
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The most controversial Cabinet pick in recent memory squeaks through with some help from Vice President Pence. Here are some implications for higher education, school choice and more.
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The order, which temporarily bans travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, has prompted protests and legal action around the country. Here is the full text, annotated by NPR journalists.
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Follow along as NPR's politics team and reporters analyze and annotate the president's tweets to put them in a broader political and policy context.
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