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NPR speaks to Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine colonel, about President Trump's speech to the military's top brass Tuesday.

Over two million federal workers are affected by the government shutdown. Some must report for work, many stay home -- but most won't be paid until it's over.

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's threat of mass layoffs during the shutdown. NPR speaks with the union's president Everett Kelley.

In a scathing opinion, a federal judge called the Trump administration's attempts to deport non-citizens because of their Palestinian activism a "full-throated assault on the First Amendment."

The extension averts a partial state government shutdown after lawmakers blew past July’s statutory deadline and last night’s constitutional deadline to adopt a budget.

Michigan Secretary of State offices are switching to a language translation device to help people who may not speak English.

Born on this day in 1840, Fannie Richards became Detroit’s first Black school teacher and played a crucial role in pioneering early childhood education in Michigan. She opened the state’s first kindergarten and advocated for women's care, leaving an enduring legacy in education and social reform.

Early indications are that there could be some type of executive directive or order to continue interim spending. It would be, to say the least, innovative.

Smaller publications that cover the Pentagon are likely to be the most affected by a new press policy put into place by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The administration's approach to drug cartels relies — at least in part — on a blueprint for military strikes that mirror those waged during the war on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.