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NPR animator and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Victoria Woodhull, who wrote a letter to the New York Herald in 1870 announcing she was running for president — 50 years before women would be allowed to vote.

President Trump's tariff talk has been big — and also unpredictable. He's frequently made threats only to back off or shift deadlines. Here, a look at how the tariff agenda has rolled out.

The disappointing global deliveries of the company's electric car models come as CEO Elon Musk's role as President Trump's cost-cutting czar sparks a backlash among consumers.

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful."

Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.

The New Jersey Democrat took the podium to criticize the Trump administration's policies at 7 p.m. Monday. He ended his marathon speech shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, breaking a decades-old record.

Israel launched deadly strikes in Gaza to pressure Hamas to agree to a new ceasefire. Hamas isn't budging, and more than half of recently freed hostages oppose the renewed war. Why is Israel doing it?

Some local police are eagerly signing up to help ICE, but others are shying away, worried about the legal risks. NPR compares two neighboring counties on New York's Long Island.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is running for elected public office for the first time, as the country is roiled by turbulence set in motion by President Trump.

The disbanding of committees that consulted on government data — and comments from a senior official about changing how GDP is calculated — are raising alarm about the reliability of government data.