Tom Gjelten reports on religion, faith, and belief for NPR News, a beat that encompasses such areas as the changing religious landscape in America, the formation of personal identity, the role of religion in politics, and conflict arising from religious differences. His reporting draws on his many years covering national and international news from posts in Washington and around the world.
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna [[roh KAH-nah]], D-Calif., about the next steps in the push to release thousands of pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
The bioelectrical signals of plants growing at a park in Lewiston, N.Y., near Niagara Falls, were translated into instrumental and electronic works for the new album The Secret Symphony of Plants.
The House Oversight Committee has released a new tranche of documents, including several emails from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
The House may vote as early as Wednesday afternoon on a measure that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but Democrats remain deeply divided about whether to support it.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the imminent House vote on a deal to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history.