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Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.

On Capitol Hill, time is running out and a government shutdown looks likely at the end of the day Saturday, Sept. 30.

Lawmakers on the House oversight panel are turning their attention to crime and police reform in D.C.

After several high-profile school shootings in recent years, school safety experts have coalesced around a handful of important measures that communities and politicians can take to protect students.

Travel to the U.S. for performing artists could get more expensive after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has proposed doubling the cost of visa applications.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case about whether a federal law that prohibits inducing unlawful immigration violates the First Amendment.

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to appoint a firebrand supporter, Kari Lake, to be the next head of the Voice of America.

The case revolves around a photo the former FBI director posted online last year of seashells on a beach arranged to say "8647."

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance about the White House granting temporary protected status to some Haitian migrants living in the U.S. without legal status.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dallas Morning News reporter Alfredo Corchado about President Trump's visit to El Paso, and what it means for the city.