From college football tailgates to conversations in Ann Arbor, Michigan voters tell NPR they're worried about everyday costs, frustrated with the two-party system and increasingly reluctant to discuss politics openly.

The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs and striped bass, has a new apex predator: the blue catfish. It's invasive and voracious. It's also delicious, which officials hope might help save the bay.

The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP recipients of millions.

The area where four states meet in the U.S. Southwest remains on a flood watch after days of heavy rain and winds.

Hurricane forecasters are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make predictions.

President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.

Republicans redrew congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries.

Thousands cross into the U.S. every day to visit family, shop and go to school using a "border visa," but a new policy has kept many away from the international bridges.

In Port Washington, Wisconsin, there's a data center being built that's as big as 500 football fields. Residents aren't sure if it could save their community or destroy it.