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NPR reports for the first time on remarks from a Justice Department official who told prosecutors the U.S. should "just sink" drug boats — six months before drug strikes began in the Caribbean.

Voters in D.C. are heading to the polls Tuesday for a pivotal mayoral primary. The winner will be favored in November and will have to navigate President Trump's focus on the city's affairs.

We look at the potential of a government shutdown, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel being questioned on the Jeffrey Epstein files he refuses to release, and Trump's attacks on the media.

U.S. senators are in Denmark this weekend to meet with officials, as President Trump announces tariffs against NATO members to pressure them over his designs on Greenland.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Elizabeth Keever of Harvesters Community Food Network about the break in SNAP benefits and its effect on food banks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.

In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. None of the federal officers involved were wearing body cameras, the agency said.

This week the federal government is to release new rules for how much water each of the seven states that share the Colorado River will get. Effects on the ecosystem were largely left unconsidered.

Trump's determination to find new legal justifications for his tariffs threatens to prolong the uncertainty facing the U.S. and global economies.

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience.