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Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.

In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.

President Trump has become a major booster of digital currency. The Planet Money team went to look into how the president's crypto enthusiasm plays out inside the industry.

NPR asks Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, about President Trump's recent tough talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said he's now considering new sanctions.

It was on July 9, 1927, almost a hundred years ago, that Benny Benson ran the very first Alaska flag up a flagpole. He was the 14-year-old Alaska Native student, who won a statewide contest for the flag’s iconic design –- eight stars of gold on a field of blue.

Hundreds of State Department staff are bracing for layoffs after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for sweeping federal cuts — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing deep.

A retired Army lieutenant general who led the military response after Hurricane Katrina says searches can take a long time because human remains can be trapped under debris that must be removed piece by piece.

NPR's A Martinez talks with 19-year-old Taylor Bergmann of Hunt, Texas, about how he and his family escaped his home as the floods came in on July 4

Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.

NPR asks Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, about the kind of support the government offers to those in flood-prone areas.