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NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with German Ambassador to the United States, Peter Wittig, about Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to commit troops to the ongoing fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Democrat Carmela Conroy conceded to Republican Michael Baumgartner in eastern Washington, while incumbent Dan Newhouse had a narrow lead over intraparty challenger Jerrod Sessler in central Washington.

With the battle for a key supply port underway, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine tells NPR's Michel Martin why the U.S. is supporting the Saudi-led war on rebels in Yemen.

President Trump says the administration will no longer pay key Affordable Care Act subsidies. The result could be some consumers pay more for insurance coverage and the cost to the government rises.

For two weeks, black NFL players have been under an even brighter spotlight than on any given Sunday and while some families are turning away from the game, others are watching closely.

The head of Colorado's state prison system was shot and killed this week when he answered the front door at his home in Monument. The incident happened just hours before Colorado's governor signed strict new gun-control measures into law.

The House GOP released its spending blueprint Tuesday, drawing a contrast with the budget President Obama's proposed last month. In reality, both plans this year are more political documents than actual policy proposals.

New research is revealing similarities between Earth's Grand Canyon and ones on the red planet. It's informing future Martian exploration and settlement plans.

In January, President Biden visited Pittsburgh, Pa., hours before a bridge collapsed. He returned to that bridge for the midterms to tout his economic blueprint.

The Venezuelan governments crackdown on opposition politicians has led to the imprisonment of the mayor of the country's second largest city.