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Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it.

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.

A look at how two key issues this election season — inflation and the fight over abortion — are informing voters' midterm votes.

The bipartisan tax package that passed the House on Wednesday only made it through because Speaker Mike Johnson used a power that let him work around members of his own party — and rely on Democrats.

The opposition party had its worst election result since 1935. Now its members are split over how to bounce back.

The governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general of Virginia continue to resist calls to resign after two of them admitted to appearing in blackface, and one faces accusations of sexual assault.

In India, hundreds of millions are casting their ballots in parliamentary elections over the next month. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Indian reporter Supriya Sharma.

The Republican National Committee has adopted former President Trump’s platform. It's notable for what it includes, like calls to end early voting, and what it doesn't, like a federal ban on abortion.

Also: Tracing the contradictory timeline of ex-White House staffer Rob Porter; South African President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote by parliament; and a Mt. Hood climber is killed in a fall.