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By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. -
The U.S. economy revved up in the first three months of the year, despite a spike in energy prices caused by the war with Iran. -
The Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft operations this summer will likely rise by tens of millions of dollars. -
In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission. -
At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions." -
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas and coal. -
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren discusses the future of the Federal Reserve and tells NPR's Steve Inskeep why she plans to vote no on Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed chair. -
Musk's lawyers say OpenAI leaders "stole a charity" and Musk warns about the potential dangers of AI: "We don't want to have a Terminator outcome." -
15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties. -
Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change.
