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For the 2020 census, the Census Bureau is opening about half the number of local offices it operated from for the last national head count. Some lawmakers are worried the change will harm the count.

A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley.

A special election for state Senate in Iowa is drawing the attention of a number of presidential candidates, all eager to meet voters in the influential early-voting state.

A photograph of two migrants drowned in the Rio Grande River captured national attention. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with photographer David Hume Kennerly about the power of a news photograph.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller about rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Iran shot down a U.S. drone over what it says was its airspace; U.S. disagrees.

A researcher made the discovery after ordering monarchs from a breeder. To help them, experts recommend planting milkweed.

Analysts are concerned about softening growth in global oil demand, driven by a cooling economy and heightened trade tensions. Meanwhile, U.S. oil production is booming.

It was a big day at the Supreme Court. For now, it blocked a citizenship question from being on the Census. Separately, it said political redistricting is a question beyond the reach of the courts.

Anyone who doesn't answer the controversial citizenship question would still be included in the upcoming U.S. head count — and may get a phone call or follow-up visit, the Census Bureau's head says.

The troubled Cabinet nomination of White House doctor Ronny Jackson could create several teachable moments for this president — if he heeds them.