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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a rare address to public servants, urging them to hold the line amidst political attacks on their work.

From George Washington's warning against "foreign entanglements" to Donald Trump's "America First," the pledge to keep the focus close to home has been almost as constant as the oath of office itself.

Immigration has become one of the cornerstone issues of the 2024 campaign as GOP presidential hopefuls try to stand out as the toughest on both illegal and legal immigration.

Native Hawaiians say the aloha spirit is unique — and it's helping them recover.

An excerpt from WHYY's podcast "Peak Travel," looking at the aftermath of the Lahaina fire and the Hawaiian islands' complicated relationship with tourism from the mainland.

Vice President Harris is racing to shore up support and turnout from Black male voters with new promises and a high-profile radio town hall.

Guy Baker of England's Marine Biological Association tells the story of a postcard his group recently received. It was addressed to George Parker Bidder — the MBA's esteemed former president, dead for more than 60 years — and had been found in a bottle dropped in the North Sea more than a century earlier.

President Trump said he has had a "big week" between Supreme Court rulings, a ceasefire in Iran and a new NATO pledge. But a couple major promises remain unmet.

Nikki Haley has far outspent Donald Trump ahead of the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina and is vowing to stay in the race, but how sustainable is that promise?

This year promises to give us some great new books. Here are a few pieces of fiction we're looking forward to reading in early 2025.