Driven to distraction: New rules limit those humorous state highway signs
The Federal Highway Administration tells states to cut back on word play that can confuse drivers.
Politics & Government
Global buzzwords for 2024: Gender apartheid. Climate mobility. Mega-election year
2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.
Up First briefing: Congress averts shutdown again; DOJ report details Uvalde failures
Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government through early March and avert a shutdown. The Justice Department details "cascading failures" in the police response to the Uvalde shooting.
Has a president who promised to put diplomacy first become defined by wars?
President Biden once pledged diplomacy first. Is his foreign policy now defined by military action? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to William Wechsler of Middle East programs at the Atlantic Council.
White evangelical voters are standing by their man: Donald Trump
Donald Trump won big in Iowa, where evangelicals make up nearly two-thirds of Republican caucusgoers. The support from that influential voting bloc could make a difference in the general election.
Trump looks to New Hampshire to put primaries to bed
The former president has been in the Granite State almost every night this week, touting his 30-point victory in Iowa's caucuses. He's counting on New Hampshire's voters to help him win big.
Biden faces pushback within his own party for his unwavering support of Israel
President Biden takes the long view on Middle East peace. But in the short term — in an election year — that could be a problem.
Congress averts government shutdown. Passes another short-term funding bill
The stopgap funding bill goes through February, and is the latest in a series of short-term extensions.
As Israel-Hamas war presses on, flareup between Iran an Pakistan emerges
Iran has attacked targets in Pakistan, Iran and Syria in recent days, and its militant proxies are also active. This adds to the tension in an already volatile region.
Mayor of fast-growing city in Idaho talks about priorities for 2024
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jarom Wagoner, the mayor of Caldwell, about the issues facing his city, and how President Biden or the next administration can help.