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Linda McMahon is set to face Senate confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Education If confirmed, she would lead a department that the Trump administration says it has plans to eliminate.

Fire officials say they've stopped the spread of the deadly Jennings Creek wildfire that's burning in rugged terrain on the New York-New Jersey border. But drought is causing more fires.

California's Democratic leaders are worried about a potential clash with President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office over disaster aid to help those in Los Angeles after devastating wildfires.

A memo calling for the halting of federal grant and loan programs for review is causing confusion and uncertainty across the federal government.

Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Belinda Deneen Wallace, a professor at the University of New Mexico, about a new Pew report finding 1 in 10 Black people in the U.S. were born outside the country.

Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens brings Biscuits & Banjos, a music festival that features Black musicians on guitars, fiddles and banjos, history, dancing and more, to Durham, N.C.

House Republicans agreed to include an amendment in their proposed spending plan that would allow the sale of federal public lands in Nevada and Utah.

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, some customers have been moving their money from smaller, regional banks to larger lenders. And that could reshape the banking landscape.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama about how the Democrats fared in the 2022 midterm elections.