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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to reporter Dexter Filkins, about his profile of Defense Secretary James Mattis in the latest issue of The New Yorker. The article comes as President Trump is calling for a $54 billion increase in defense spending, and it follows the administration's recent military actions in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.

Several million consumers who buy their own health insurance earn too much to qualify for government help to defray the cost.

D.C'.s Capital Area Food Bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population it serves suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes.

Most transgender Americans say they are discriminated against, but not everyone agrees on where it's coming from according to a new NPR poll.

A simple, scalable program founded by Dolly Parton reaches children before they enter school: In participating communities, enrolled kids get a free book in the mail every month until they turn 5.

Doug Jones has made a career out of playing strange, otherworldly creatures. "I find the heart and soul of a character before I find his elbows and his hands," he says.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, Feb. 20: Historic Medina building collapses, no injuries reported; Kucinich calls for statewide AR-15 ban;...

A prescription for a drug called Kerydin depleted one woman's health reimbursement account without her even knowing it. When should health care providers broach costs with patients?

In a news conference that lasted over an hour, the president urged Congress to evaluate "this agreement based on the facts, not on politics." The deal faces much skepticism in Congress and in Israel.

For months, members of Congress called on the president to seek approval for the use of military force. But when he finally did so, the climate suddenly changed.