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The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyi

Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

A pedestrian walks past Austin City Hall, an early voting center, in March. Texas was the first state to go to the polls to vote in midterm primaries.

The U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?

Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but a lack of time and resources means the American elections remain vulnerable.

Here Are The 9 Lawmakers Investigating The Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Seven Democrats and two Republicans — all selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — make up the committee tasked with investigating the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

After nearly two years, SZA's 'SOS' rockets back to the top of the album chart

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.

A man looks at frozen foods for sale at a Dollar Store in Alhambra, California on August 23, 2022. - US shoppers are facing increasingly high prices on everyday goods and services as inflation continues to surge with high prices for groceries, gasoline and housing. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation is top issue in this week's midterms

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., does a television interview in the Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Top Republicans Work To Rebrand GOP As Party Of Working Class

Donald Trump drew more working-class voters in to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal, without Trump on the ballot in 2022.

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Millions of internal files from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered Panama, were leaked in 2016, prompting investigations by journalists and subsequent charges by prosecutors.

New York Prosecutors File First US Charges Stemming From Panama Papers Leak

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants "had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system."

Marriott said that for 327 million guests of its Starwood network, which includes Westin hotels like this one near San Francisco, the compromised data includes dates of birth and passport numbers

Marriott Says Up To 500 Million Customers' Data Stolen In Breach

The hotel giant said information on up to 500 million customers worldwide was exposed in a breach of its Starwood reservation database. The data includes dates of birth and passport numbers.

Texas flood death toll tops 100 and more than 160 people are missing, Gov. Abbott says

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

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