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Paid family and medical leave is one of the issues at the top of the agenda for Democrats who run the Virginia Senate.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., about his vote to end the longest government shutdown in history.

As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.

The Senate is expected to vote as early as today to approve a spending package that would end the longest federal government shutdown in history.

Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false.

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether federal law prevents states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. The decision could potentially upend elections in some states.

President Trump issued a long list of mostly symbolic pardons for political allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

As COP30 U.N. climate talks start in Brazil, the host country president warns of "extremist forces" spreading climate lies as he calls for a global roadmap to end deforestation and fossil fuels.

In Jamaica, survivors of Hurricane Melissa describe losing everything as the storm's fury lays bare the island's new climate reality.

As lawmakers debate a shutdown deal, SNAP recipients continue to face confusion and delays, with food aid caught in uncertainty and legal wrangling since funds ran out.