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The Senate will be in session today, but most lawmakers remain away from Washington, with no signs of progress towards ending a partial government shutdown in its sixth day.

The New Orleans funk band's latest album takes listeners from Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday.

There was a party atmosphere at Affordable Care Act events both in California, where the law has been embraced by the state government, and in Virginia, where it has been resisted. But consumers will have very different experiences in the two states.

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Dr. Filipa Lynce, a medical oncologist, and Julia Maues, a woman living with metastatic breast cancer, about what more can be done to fight the deadly disease.

This week's Unsung Hero installment is a tale of warm human connection on an otherwise cold day.

Presidential candidates made the rounds on at Labor Day festivals, parades and picnics. For Democrats, it was a day to impress union members who can turn out voters for candidates endorsed by labor.

NPR's Scott Simon ponders the loss of civility and respect in public discourse.

Shares of the Chinese e-commerce giant opened at $92.70 a share on the New York Stock Exchange today, making it the biggest initial public offering in U.S. history. They were priced at $68 a share.

On the day of President Donald Trump's second inauguration, thousands of supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. Take a look at what our photographers captured.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Yale professor and author Chris Miller about what led to Gorbachev’s demise, and his legacy in Russia.