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Mortgage rates have seen their biggest rise in 40 years. But now, rates are jumping up and down as markets try to anticipate where the economy is headed.

The Baylor University women's basketball team capped an undefeated and unprecedented 40-win season Tuesday night with a resounding 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the NCAA championship game. The Bears were led by their 6-foot-8 national player of the year Brittney Griner, who had 26 points

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.

The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates sooner and — perhaps — more aggressively after inflation reached the highest in nearly 40 years.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wendy Weiser, who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the threats to our elections in 2022 and 2024.

Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says war-gaming and civics education could help assure that the military is better prepared for a contested election.

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown by passing a temporary funding bill. We look at what's next in Congress as well as the House committee investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

President Obama holds a prime-time news conference Tuesday night following days of outrage over AIG bonuses and criticisms of his own missteps. Still, he's not likely to back off the hard sell of his increasingly controversial $3.6 trillion budget plan.

Indiana holds its Democratic primary on May 6. Both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have stressed the state's importance as a potential "tie-breaker" in the Democratic race. Known as the "crossroads of America," Indiana seems tailor-made for a vital political role.