Newly Redrawn Districts Draw GOP Ire
Republican leaders are firing back at a federal court's decision to hire Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily to redraw the state's legislative boundaries, saying the court never made a ruling
Politics & Government
How Republicans Can 'Shoehorn' Temporary Tax Cuts In For Good
The White House budget director said the Senate GOP bill cuts individual rates for just eight years to "game the system" and hopes those cuts become permanent. It happened before, sparking a crisis.
Sen. Al Franken Hit With Second Groping Allegation
A woman told CNN that Democratic Sen. Al Franken inappropriately touched her in 2010 while taking a photo at the Minnesota State Fair.
Sen. Brown Wants A Bipartisan Tax Plan To Help People
Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio about debate over the Senate's tax overhaul plan. They also discuss sexual misconduct allegations against Sen. Al Franken.
Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power
The president pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has teased that he could pardon others and this week, the week of Thanksgiving, he will again.
News Brief: Ala. Election Draws Near, Court Rules On Kenya's Election
Three Alabama newspapers urged voters not to elect GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, who's accused of sexual misconduct. In Kenya, judges dismissed a pair of petitions challenging the Oct. 26 vote.
Latoya Cantrell: New Orleans Elects First Female Mayor
Voters in New Orleans have elected 45-year-old Latoya Cantrell as the city's first female mayor in its nearly 300-year history.
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Ousted By Own Party, Refuses To Step Down
The near-four decade rule of Robert Mugabe appeared to be coming to an end after the ruling ZANU-PF party voted to remove him, but Mugabe appeared defiant in a Sunday evening televised address.
Deadly Violence Spirals In Nairobi Ahead Of Court Ruling On Presidential Win
At least four people were killed overnight into Sunday in what the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, called "state-sponsored thuggery."
Week In Politics: Taxes And Sexual Harassment
Clare Malone, senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight, joins NPR's Lulu-Garcia Navarro for a roundup of the latest political news.