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Federal housing vouchers are the largest rental aid program, but many landlords reject them. Experiments will test whether cash helps more people sign a lease.

Henry Cuellar, a Democratic Congressman from Texas, maintained contact with Mexico's leaders as they negotiated a deal to avoid tariffs from the U.S. He talks with NPR's Michel Martin about the deal.

A bipartisan resolution directs the administration to end military assistance to the Saudi-led conflict. It draws on the Vietnam-era War Powers Act, marking the first debate on this war authority.

Andrew Selee of the Migration Policy Institute tells NPR that President-elect Donald Trump could begin his focus on newer arrivals and other immigrants on shaky legal grounds.

This week's bombings in London mark the first major assault on a U.S. ally in Europe since the Madrid bombings 16 months ago. Those attacks led to an about-face in Spanish foreign policy -- and the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. Though it's unlikely the British will follow suit, questions are arising over whether U.S. allies will increasingly consider the consequences of supporting Washington's policies overseas.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to journalism professor Graciela Mochkofsky about the current state of Spanish-language media in America after news that another major publication will soon close.

Plans to bring the National Symphony Orchestra of North Korea on a tour of the U.S. are moving forward, according to a report in the Washington Post. The…

Eight U.S. soldiers die in a car-bombing south of Baghdad. Two others are killed in separate attacks. The deaths come amid reports of a deal to end a standoff in Fallujah. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

When arts funding comes up in conversation, the first name that comes to mind is the National Endowment for the Arts. Would it surprise you that they are…

The U.S. military investigates reports that an American warplane bombed a convoy of Kurdish fighters and U.S. Special Forces soldiers in northern Iraq, killing several people. A BBC reporter traveling with the convoy says he counted at least 10 bodies lying near the burning vehicles. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Ivan Watson.