Shea Stephens

The new rules ban Medicaid reimbursements to doctors and medical facilities providing gender-affirming care for minors.

HHS says hospitals would lose all government funding if they perform the procedures.

Kids and teens are turning to AI chatbots for companionship, romantic role-play, and emotional support.

A new report from the digital security company Aura shows that AI is becoming a key part of kids' lives.

More from NPR's Redux Chatterjee.

TikTok owner ByteDance has signed a deal to spin off its U.S.

operations to a group of mostly American investors.

The deal follows several deadlines to sell TikTok's U.S.

assets or be banned in this country.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

President Trump delivered a televised primetime address tonight as his approval rating sits below 40 percent.

As NPR's Daniel Kirchleben reports, the speech had little news when it comes to reassuring Americans who are worried about the cost of living.

Four House Republicans have joined Democrats in supporting a petition

that would force a vote on extending health care subsidies for Obamacare recipients.

But the chamber goes into recess in two days, and the enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act expire in less than two weeks.

Venezuelans are carefully monitoring the rising tensions between Caracas and Washington.

This after President Trump threatened to impose a total blockade on sanctioned oil tankers heading to and from Venezuelan ports.

Gary Kahn has more.

The search continues for an unidentified suspect in Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University.