NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with one of Moshen Mahdawi's lawyers. The Palestinian Columbia University student and lawful permanent resident was released Wednesday after two weeks in detention.

Israel attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what is says is a bid to protect a religious minority there. Clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim fighters have killed at least 20 people.

The VA Servicing Purchase program has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure. But Republicans in Congress have been ...

Two majority Black cities in Alabama now have Black representation in Congress because of court-ordered redistricting. The ...

Congress created the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to unite the expertise of two different agencies that work on ...

Is private philanthropy an option to fill the gaps in funding for universities seeing federal funding threatened or frozen? NPR asks New York Times reporter Teddy Schleifer.

Acting President Han Duck-soo has emerged as a potential conservative standard bearer, and South Korean media reported he ...

Politicians, lawyers and journalists who left behind autocratic systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America see the Trump ...

Kamala Harris had centered her closing argument of her unsuccessful presidential campaign on the dangers posed by Trump.

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the ...

Before a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, President Trump signed actions to give automakers a break from some tariffs. NPR ...

The two countries have agreed to a deal to jointly invest in Ukraine's mineral, raw materials and natural resource wealth in ...