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A bill to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in nine years failed in the Senate last week. But in a number of states, fall ballot measures would raise the minimum wage above the federal level. Would low-wage workers be helped or harmed if these measures pass? Economists are divided.

In 1957, residents of the southwestern town Protection set an example by being the first in the U.S. to be fully inoculated against polio. Now locals are divided on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

David Greene talks to Jaime Contreras of the Service Employees International Union about how the shutdown is affecting security guards and custodians, who are contractors working in federal buildings.

Legislators met this week to tackle the task of redrawing congressional maps. The first meeting determined Republicans want to use the maps created for…

The Republican said "most people had never heard of this issue" until recently. He also defended HB2, which requires transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond with their sex at birth.

Rampant school shootings, mail bomb threats and a massacre at a synagogue give the impression that Americans are angry. And a quick flick through the news…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Tyler, Biden's reelection campaign communications director.

The U.S. debt has reached $37 trillion. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio about the ramifications of the debt crisis.

In the beginning of the new year, the 117th Congress will be sworn in and North Carolina will welcome three new representatives to its delegation.…

Anthony Jackson has been an educator for more than 30 years, but there's never been a school year that’s begun like this one.Jackson is the superintendent…