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Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.

Ukraine's president sacked his top general and replaced him with an ally. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Christopher Miller of The Financial Times about what the shakeup signals for the war with Russia.

Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million, early results showed.

The election of Mike Johnson to House speaker means two Louisianans hold two of the top spots in House leadership. That could mean issues important to the state could get more attention in Congress.

A team of President Trump's top aides, including the secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce departments, meet their Chinese counterparts for a fresh round of trade talks in London.

We ask former national security advisor and U.N. Ambassador John Bolton why he wants Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard to be investigated by the FBI before serving in top national security roles.

Gen. John Campbell leads the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. On Veterans Day, he offers his assessment of the war as the U.S. winds down its presence and hands over responsibility to the Afghans.

The FBI's top agent in Buffalo, Stephen Belongia, indicated on a call with other officials that investigators are looking at the accused killer's Discord activity.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Stuart Eizenstat, a top domestic policy advisor in the Carter White House, about how former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.