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The economy still takes the top spot as the most pressing concern, but preserving democracy continues to rank high in NPR's polling, an aberration in American history.

A look at Florida and Illinois shows how legislatures in the country's often polarized state politics are responding to the Trump administration. States hold a lot of power over what gets done.

Western countries have imposed layers of crippling sanctions on Syria for decades. Syrians say the sanctions are impeding any hope of rebuilding a country shattered by civil war.

Some people who didn't evacuate are now hunkering down in their houses. The National guard and police warn that no one comes in and anyone choosing to leave won't be allowed back. Neighbors inside are making the best of the situation.

It's the first time since May 2024 that 30-year mortgage rates have hit that mark. High rates are adding to the affordability challenges many Americans are facing.

Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."

President-elect Donald Trump is making a lot of promises about the economy — and many of those involve tariffs. But those tariff promises may be hard – or even impossible – to keep.

On Thursday, Miami hosted the Latin Grammy Awards. Artist Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40, who won for record of the year and album of the year, plus producer Edgar Barrera, gathered the most awards of the night.

The first time Donald Trump was elected president, Democrats in California asserted themselves as the frontline of the resistance. Now, they say they're making an intentional decision to stay calm.

Israel and Lebanon are bracing for the possibility of even stronger attacks after Israel’s killing of three top leaders from the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah -- in three different countries.