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Entrepreneurs, investors and data geeks descended on Washington, D.C., in pursuit of better ways to make health information useful for consumers. They urged bureaucrats to set the health data free.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks in an attempt to force Republicans to adopt a partywide consensus on the issue.

A magistrate judge is wrestling with whether a U.S. Navy veteran accused of disorderly conduct and other charges should be detained pending trial. He was arrested near the Obama residence last week.

When White House lawyer Brett Kavanaugh faced a confirmation hearing for a judgeship on the federal appeals court in Washington, he said he had no involvement in rules governing detention of enemy combatants. Now, it appears that's not quite true.

We first met diplomat Suyana Sapaki in Persona; she was a C-lister in a world where statecraft and celebrity are interchangeable. But now she's on the rise — and the stakes are getting higher, too.

Her promotion comes during a busy time for USDA. There is a farm bill on the Hill as well as a broader focus from Democrats on rural America.

Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C., gave data to The New York Times and ProPublica between 2018 and 2020 in leaks that appeared to be "unparalleled in the IRS's history," prosecutors said.

Aretha Franklin passed away on Thursday morning. David Ritz wrote her 2014 biography and he talks to NPR's Noel King about the singer's legacy.

The U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost over Iraq Thursday.

For many people from former Soviet countries, New Year's is a big holiday feast time. A Ukrainian restaurant in Washington gives NPR a taste of what's on the menu.