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Privacy and civil rights advocates are worried the Trump administration could be persuaded to also lift restrictions placed on NSO Group, an Israeli company that makes the powerful spyware Pegasus that researchers say can turn a phone into a recording device in addition to accessing its contents.

What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

In conservative Utah, a group of communities joined forces to bring more renewable energy to the electric grid. The group ranges from the state's largest city to rural towns, such as Coalville. Their effort could be a model for other U.S. cities to take climate action, even as the federal government pulls back on clean power.

In conservative Utah, some communities are ditching fossil fuel power for clean energy

In conservative Utah, a coalition of cities and towns shows other communities how to bring new renewable energy to the electric grid in a unique way.

Wally and Gerald are two Black men who voted for Trump but have different views on Trump's performance.

These men voted for President Trump. They have very different views of how he's doing

Two Black men from Georgia who voted for President Trump in 2024 have very different views of how the country is doing now, in the first installment of Swing Shift from NPR's Tamara Keith.

15 books our critics can't wait for this summer

A gothic horror tale, a creepy science-fiction romp, a sweeping romance, an intergenerational saga, a book about birds — here are the fiction and nonfiction our critics are most looking forward to.

One Palestinian man's life of survival

A 90-year-old Palestinian man in Gaza says his life has never felt safe as he recalls displacements and wars

Trump drops IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement

President Trump abandoned his lawsuit against the IRS over a leak of his tax returns, creating a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people affected by what he calls "weaponization" by his predecessors.

DOJ creates an 'anti-weaponization fund' as part of Trump IRS settlement

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former federal prosecutor Harry Sandick about the creation of a "anti-weaponization" fund in exchange for President Trump's decision to drop his IRS lawsuit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025.

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties, as Xi also seeks stable U.S. relations

The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."

FILE - Los Angeles Police Department Det. Mark Fuhrman, foreground, and Superior Court Judge Lance Ito, rear, crane their heads to look at an overhead monitor during the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles.

Mark Fuhrman, ex-detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson trial, has died

Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of OJ Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles.

Bruce Springsteen appeared on Wednesday night's second-to-last episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform "Streets of Minneapolis."

Bruce Springsteen voices what Colbert left unsaid on penultimate 'Late Show'

The rock icon directly blamed President Trump and the Ellisons for Colbert's cancellation on Wednesday night's show.

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