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The top Republican in Iowa’s House of Representatives says he won’t stand in the way of legislation cracking down on drivers distracted by their phones. The U.S. has won a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically-engineered corn. And several Iowa airports will share millions of federal dollars for improvement projects, including a new terminal at the airport in Des Moines.

The top Republican in the Iowa House of Representatives said he is “not going to stand in the way of” legislation cracking down on drivers who are distracted by their phones, as a new coalition gears up to push for a bill that would only allow hands-free phone use while driving.

The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill haven't had a pay increase since 2009, representing a 31% decline in their salary when adjusted for inflation.

Wellpath, a health care provider for hospitals, prisons and jails, has been dogged by wrongful death and medical negligence suits. What happens to those cases now that it has filed for bankruptcy?

From the election results to the the charges against President-elect Donald Trump, here are the numbers that defined 2024 in politics.

Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her. Originally broadcast Sept. 18, 2024.

South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached after he declared martial law.

At least 54 journalists were killed covering conflict zones in 2024, according to Reporters Without Borders. NPR speaks with the head of RSF in the U.S., Clayton Weimers.

The impeachments of the country's president and then acting-president worsen the nation's political turmoil, deepen its economic uncertainty and hurt its international image.