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New research confirms what election experts have said all along: Noncitizen voting occasionally happens but in minuscule numbers, and not in any coordinated way. (Image credit: Sarah Rice)

The DOJ has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and responsibility over issues affecting the lives of everyday Americans. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed’s independence. Experts say he’s not the first president to target the central bank, but he’s the most public and aggressive. (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. (Image credit: Jeehah Moon/Pool Bloomberg)

The task force makes recommendations for medical screenings that doctors’ groups rely on and that guide what preventive services most insurance covers without copay. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

Texas Congressman Keith Self held one of the few GOP town halls planned while the House is on summer recess. Constituents asked about Social Security solvency as well as the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Trump went to Scotland for a golf minibreak, but the political firestorm over the Epstein files followed him there.

President Trump’s critics accuse him of breaking or ignoring norms. But, others say he may just be treating them differently than past presidents.

Todd Blanche’s personal involvement in the case of Jeffrey Epstein is fueling questions about proper procedures at the Justice Department. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura)

As President Trump bends the federal government to fit his agenda, he is also gilding the White House to suit his aesthetics. And there’s one more thing he really wants: a ballroom. (Image credit: Joe Raedle)

Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his club for hiring workers away from Mar-a-Lago. When asked Tuesday if the workers included young women, Trump responded, “the answer is yes, they were.” (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

The GOP bill is called the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

Prices have risen a tad on some items especially affected by tariffs. But for the most part, companies are finding ways to delay price increases — for now. (Image credit: Matt Slocum)

Trump says he personally told his “very good friend Rupert Murdoch” that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch’s Journal reported it anyway. (Image credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

“DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country,” said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged “every person here illegally” to self-deport. (Image credit: Jahi Chikwendiu)

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, held one of the few GOP town halls planned while the House is on summer recess. Constituents asked about Social Security solvency as well as the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now the No. 2 official at the Department of Justice and is handling the Epstein matter. His involvement raises unusual questions.

In Scotland, President Trump pledges more food aid for Gaza and threatens a tighter deadline for Russia sanctions.

Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30. (Image credit: Spencer Platt)

Supporters say the pop-up messages could encourage Minnesotans, especially kids, to think twice about how much time they spend on sites. Social media companies argue that the law is heavy-handed.

Steve Inskeep speaks with former US Secretary for Transportation Pete Buttigieg about distrust in government and the status of the Democratic party. (Image credit: Keren Carrión)

NPR looks at how President Trump’s actions have created a tension in Washington over who is responsible for the various aspects of the government.

The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

President Trump traveled to Scotland to talk trade with the EU and play golf. But as soon as he landed he was asked about Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. The pressure on the Trump administration has continued to intensify over its handling of the Epstein files, and … Facing persistent scrutiny over Epstein, the Trump administration rehashes 2016 probeRead more

Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

We look at how President Trump is struggling to change the narrative on the Jeffrey Epstein case, and whether his current trip to Scotland will provide any political respite.

Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual abuse, and near-total isolation. (Image credit: El Salvador Press Presidency Office)

During a week of urgent news, the administration has pushed a report on Obama and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. NPR Senior Political Editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and Cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin unpack the context and timing.

A months-long recall effort to oust lawmakers considered pro-Chinese has failed in the self-governing island’s legislature. (Image credit: Jan Camenzind Broomby for NPR)

The U.S. president is spending a long weekend in his late mother’s birth country of Scotland. There, he’s been confronted by protesters waving photos of Jeffrey Epstein. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)