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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Joseph Westphal, former U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, about the current state of limbo for countries in the Gulf Arab States.

Two U.S. Capitol Police officers are suing to block the Trump administration's anti-weaponization fund over concerns January 6 Capitol rioters will receive financial payouts.

A beloved cultural icon who's bright green? Kermit the Frog is also quintessentially American.

The Ebola outbreak in Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency. It's likely that cuts in U.S. aid contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak.

The federal government has filed a lawsuit to seize land to build a border wall, sparking a fight over religious freedom. The Catholic Diocese owns the Mount Cristo Rey property it calls a holy site.

Numerous purveyors are reporting an abrupt explosion in popularity of the peak '90s toy known as the hacky sack after recent viral social media videos, triggering shortages.

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.

For Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, the bills are part of his party's plan to shrink Michigan's budget and trim excess spending from state programs.

On this day in 1892, Ransom E. Olds sold the first American car for export. His steam-powered car, featured in Scientific American, was bought by a company in London, making it the first American car sold overseas. And in 1937, “My Michigan” was adopted as the official state song, chosen for expressing the hopes and pride of Michigan's people. However, it’s rarely sung due to copyright issues, with royalties required until the copyright expires in 2031.

A state Senate committee voted to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, largely in response to the U.S. Supreme Court stricking down key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act.