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The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, about Thursday's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.

The Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, union officials announced Thursday. The Chicago Public Schools CEO says the offer of a 16% raise over five years is generous.

National Security Council officials from prior administrations say a top-secret system reserved for highly sensitive government secrets should not be used for transcripts of foreign leader calls.

There are several dozen houses within a few miles of SpaceX's launch facility in Texas. The company feels they are now too close and is offering to buy them. Many homeowners do not want to move.

A retiree gives unsolicited climate emergency talks on the New York City subway, frequently receiving applause. Now he wants to teach others how to preach their own messages to a crowd.

While the opioid problem in the U.S. is about too many opioids, in some countries there are few options for treating or controlling pain.

We'll take a little trip to Bayou Country today, with the Acadian Dances from Virgil Thomson's soundtrack for the documentary Louisiana Story.

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky about this week's developments in the whistleblower complaint regarding a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's president.

As the state's capital, Austin is where Texas's laws are made. Matthew McConaughey guesses which of these Texas laws are real, and which are myths.