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For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on the judicial nomination of Emil Bove, a top Justice Department leader at the center of controversy this year.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.

NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aatish Taseer about his book A Return to Self. It's part travelogue, part memoir and finds the writer wrestling with questions about immigration and cultural identity.

Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals now moves to the full Senate. Scores of former DOJ lawyers and retired judges say they fear his loyalty to Trump would carry over onto the bench.

As Russia defies calls for a ceasefire in its war with Ukraine, members of Congress are moving to slap the country with new sanctions. The effort effort is a rare bipartisan issue in Congress.

China has been able to entirely cut off Europe and the U.S. from several critical rare earth metals. How did it develop such a stranglehold on an industry the U.S. once controlled?

The president underwent a comprehensive medical exam after experiencing swelling in his lower legs in recent weeks.

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.