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New coins marking the United States' 250th anniversary begin circulating this week. The Trump administration tweaked the design of some coins and is considering a dollar coin featuring the president.

President Trump says the U.S. will now "run" Venezuela after capturing its leader. Here's how the politics could play out at home.

With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.

The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. Maduro's fall, too, unfolded over years.

A personal essay about the silence after the Los Angeles fires and what it means to hear music again, by 18 year old Zacharie Sergenian for NPR member station KCRW.

Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured by American forces in the early hours of Saturday morning in an operation that the U.S. government said took months to plan.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in New York City to face criminal charges. There are now fears of a power vacuum in the country as President Trump says the U.S. will "run" the nation.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ambassador Fredrick Barton, now a lecturer at Princeton University, about the challenges of U.S. nation-building in countries such as Venezuela.

The dollar fell over 9% in 2025, its worst annual performance since 2017. The declines reflect a volatile year for the U.S. economy, with investors likely facing another unpredictable 12 months.