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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

Six years ago, USA Gymnastics was on the brink of collapse after a sexual abuse scandal. Now, a new generation of leadership is trying to steer the organization in a new direction.

Toyota is recalling 6.4 million vehicles due to defects. The recall comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of automakers, only weeks after Toyota agreed to a $1.2 billion settlement with the U.S. government for misleading consumers.

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.

The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

The state's governor called the news "disturbing" but said there is no health threat at the moment. Hanford has been in existence since the 1940s, when the site was used to prepare plutonium for bombs.

Police Chief Kathy Lester is asking for the public's help in identifying those responsible.

After a years-long investigation, the FBI has arrested a man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. And, lawmakers yesterday saw video of a deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

Critics have long raised concerns about Gen. Michael Flynn's relationship with Moscow. The nominee for national security adviser was in regular contact in December with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.