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Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan views a rising China and proliferating military high tech as key challenges to the long-term security of the United States.

Even before COVID-19, the system wasn't turning out enough nurses to meet the national shortage.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins about the ongoing pandemic, delays in the mass vaccination campaign and the impending political transition.

Senate Democrats gained one new seat so far, but they would need two more plus the White House to take the majority. Two runoff races in Georgia give them a very narrow path.

The president has made it clear that he will spend his remaining days in the White House in the same way he spent much of his term in office: fighting.

Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.

Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The shootings took place on the third night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday's announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.

In another record-breaking year, communities are realizing the best way to survive wildfires is learning to live with them.

It was an intelligence community whistleblower who brought the matter to the attention of Congress. But insiders also recorded objections about what took place within the administration.