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People attend a candlelight vigil this week organized by health care workers at the site where Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott …

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The Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department …

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP …

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., stands back as fellow Democrats talk to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images …

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption …

A bipartisan bill allocates $50 billion for foreign aid spending in 2026, down from what was allocated in 2024 but billions more than what the Trump administration had signaled it …

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on recent developments around the federal immigration enforcement surge in her home state.

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Nov. 5, 2024. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP The FBI …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tues. May 20, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose …