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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop held by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Orono, Maine. Platner the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election.

Graham Platner isn't going anywhere in Maine Senate race after latest controversy

Graham Platner is denying accusations of being physically rough with former girlfriends saying that report in The New York Times and other controversies are a sign his campaign is gaining momentum.

(L/R) US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, walks with Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican from South Carolina, on their way to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2026.

Senate passes immigration bill. And, Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 campaign

The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an overnight vote. And, former first lady Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 campaign with NPR's Newsmakers.

A view of the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2026.

Senate Republicans pass immigration funding after overnight vote

After a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks to the chamber during votes on the immigration enforcement funding package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

Most K-12 teachers say AI's impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.

Reshma Shetty, co-founder and COO of Ginkgo Bioworks, walks through an autonomous lab where AI robots replace lab benches. Shetty says using AI has already fundamentally changed the way she practices science. "The really wild moment was the first time I saw a lab notebook entry written by the model," she says.

Scientists in 'autonomous laboratories' are starting to outsource work to robots

Scientists are building autonomous robotic labs powered by artificial intelligence. The goal, they say, is for these robots to take over human researchers' most laborious, time-consuming tasks.

Protesters in Albania oppose plan for Trump family-linked resort

Protesters in Albania oppose Jared Kushner's planned Adriatic coast resort, which would be located in one of the Mediterranean's most environmentally sensitive areas.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday about the SAVE America Act and other topics.

Republicans' sweeping election overhaul fails in the Senate

The SAVE America Act, a far-reaching Republican election overhaul that President Trump said should be his congressional allies' top priority, has failed in the Senate.

Thousands of Albanians protest a planned luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner

Albania braces for bigger protests as Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort sparks environmental outrage.

A woman struggles with despair in this file photograph. Despair is commonly defined as the loss or absence of hope, and feelings that a situation is impossible to change.

Iowa among 4 states with an increasing rate of ‘deaths of despair’

Federal mortality data reveals a 16% decrease in so-called "deaths of despair" caused by alcohol, drugs and suicide, but cuts to public health infrastructure may make it challenging for the trend to continue.

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