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Immigration fees may go up and green card applicants could be hard hit
Facing a budget crunch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to raise the cost of applications. Attorneys say it could make green cards harder to obtain for working class immigrants.
Legislature passes funding for AG Ellison to hire prosecutors
A bill headed to the governor gives the Minnesota attorney general’s office new funding to increase staff to do criminal prosecutions. Democrats said it responds to local officials’ calls for state help to respond to violent crime, while Republicans said the legislation is too vague as to how the money would be used.
This wasn't the first Chinese balloon over the U.S. Why were the others ignored?
Chinese surveillance balloons have flown over the U.S. at least four times in recent years. But the U.S. didn't learn about these cases until the intelligence community discovered them afterwards.
Este martes el Presidente Joe Biden dará el discurso anual del Estado de la Unión. Por primera vez, NPR transmitirá la cobertura y análisis en inglés y español.
Gen Z's political power: New data gives insight into America's youngest voters
Generation Z, which turned out in large numbers along with millennials last election, is still new to politics. A report exclusively obtained by NPR adds more context to the youngest voting block.
Busing migrants was a partisan lightning rod. Here's why Democrats have embraced it
Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.
The State of the Union will showcase the state of the Biden-McCarthy relationship
President Joe Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.