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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Amy Meyers Jaffe of Tufts University's Fletcher School and author of the book Energy's Digital Future about the cyberattack on a critical U.S. fuel pipeline.

President Obama is facing the last two years of his presidency with a Republican Senate. What does that mean his policies, his approach and the prospects for getting anything done?

It's as dry as it's been in a century in parts of Washington and Oregon. Some farmers are watching their crops fail, while others are selling cattle because they don't have the grass to feed it.

Around 50,000 rapidly evacuated Lake Tahoe on Monday. Many shelters are full, and hotel rooms are scarce and pricey. Some older evacuees are stressed and worried about how long this crisis will last.

Firefighters are hoping for favorable conditions today to help them keep the Caldor Fire from getting loose in the city of South Lake Tahoe, California.

It can be lonely being a Democrat in the Deep South. In the reliably Republican region, even recruiting viable Democratic candidates can be a challenge. But strategists are looking to nearby states to learn how the party might start to make inroads in such red territory.

House Democratic leaders aim to get President Biden's multi-trillion-dollar budget plan over a key hurdle. Voting came to a standstill Monday night as negotiations continue with moderate lawmakers.

With a week left before his Aug. 31 deadline to get Americans and allies out of Afghanistan, President Biden is under intense pressure at home and from G7 partners.

The Northeastern U.S. has begun digging out from a record-setting rainstorm that killed more than 40 people and has caused tremendous damage.

More containment on the fire near Lake Tahoe means that some residents have been able to return, but a rash of new "suspicious" fires erupted over Labor Day weekend, officials say.