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Regardless of political affiliation, most respondents to a Pew Research Center poll gave poor marks to Congress and the White House on the federal budget negotiations. Host Liane Hansen talks to Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, about the latest polling on the federal budget.

While during the past two decades the Eastern Seaboard has been void of many major hurricanes, historically it's been battered by tropical cyclones. And in an area that's densely populated, hurricanes present unique challenges.

A Turkish ruling party official described the newly released surveillance footage as evidence of a Saudi cover-up. Saudi Arabia has confirmed that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died.

A career-long hitmaker, Warren knows how to write about intimacy and heartbreak. But when she collaborated with Lady Gaga for a song about sexual assault, it unlocked a few stories she'd never shared.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.

President Donald Trump Tuesday toured Shell Chemical’s soon-to-be completed ethane cracker complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania, to tout his administration’s…

Democrats say they won't accept Trump's offer of three-year protections for those under DACA and TPS in exchange for full funding of his border wall. Republicans say Democrats should accept the offer.

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was convicted of eight of the 18 counts with which he had been charged. A mistrial was declared on the other 10.

Floodwaters began to penetrate towns in the Atchafalaya Basin after a massive spillway was opened to divert water from population centers. Many residents heeded orders to head for higher ground, hoping that the intentional flooding would be merciful to their way of life.

There are two kinds of compelling football games. One, when teams battle back and forth to a dramatic ending. The other, when one team dominates to such an extent that all you can do is watch in awe. Monday night, the University of Alabama treated football fans to the latter. The Crimson Tide won the BCS championship game 21-0.