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COVID-19 can't stop the July Fourth holiday. But how can you have fun and stay safe at the same time? Also, as new hot spots emerge, how best to assess the risk in your community.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hugo Gurdon of the Washington Examiner and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about the week in politics, focusing on this week's impeachment hearings.

The cost of coffee is up, especially when you buy it at a coffee shop. Coffee expert James Hoffmann has some tips for how to brew a good cup at home.

Over the decades, the U.S. government has sent billions of dollars in aid to Colombia to help the country stamp out its cocaine industry. Now President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off aid to Colombia, jeopardizing the longtime antidrug cooperation and other security arrangements, including what analysts say is a covert CIA presence in the country.

President Trump has fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and named Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement. And, the Justice Department released some missing Epstein files.

The FBI is searching for answers as to why a man drove his truck into a church yesterday and opened fire. And, Trump has a new proposed plan to end the war in Gaza.

Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, widening the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran into Lebanon. And, Texas primaries could test if Latino support for the GOP remains strong after 2024's gains.

A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.' involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice is quietly restoring gun rights to felons.

Voters in the swing district of Northampton County in the eastern part of the state talk about their concerns over inflation and the job market, and how the Biden White House is tackling the economy.

The status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction.

Tensions are rising in the Middle East as shaky ceasefire agreements between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and Lebanon and Israel, are tested. And, the Secretary of the Navy is out of the role.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, about her role as a lead negotiator on the debt ceiling deal and future threats of default.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It's a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Plouffe, former advisor to President Barack Obama, about joining the Harris/Walz campaign.

Gas and groceries got more expensive in July, but the price of most other goods was down. The Federal Reserve may be able to bring inflation under control without tipping the economy into recession.

One legacy of the former Soviet Union is the New Year's feast. Ukrainians are reclaiming Christmas and old recipes.

It's been nearly four weeks since Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized. It's not the first time this year that a member of Congress has been absent for weeks with scant details.

NPR's Don Gonyea and Ari Shapiro have been traveling through Iowa these last few days and weeks. They join Robert Siegel to talk about Tuesday's caucus vote.

Simply talking could produce tiny particles of mucus and saliva that might carry the coronavirus, experts say. How much these airborne particles matter for the spread of this disease is controversial.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers — and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts.