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With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

We are in the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and with the next Senate vote to reopen the government unclear, the 2025 shutdown would become the longest shutdown ever should it ...

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has now become one of the longest in history, extending into its second month as of October 2025. This current impasse has surpassed several previous records and ...

In 2026, the United States will mark an extraordinary milestone: 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This Semiquincentennial, often called America 250 or ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country has had a packed, complicated history, full of events that were inspiring, ...