Search results for

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York says he is open to compromise but wants to hold a hard line on protecting his party's priorities. And he is going to use the incoming president's words against him.

Republicans are once again threatening to defund Planned Parenthood. They've tried and failed before, but they could have new momentum this time around with control of the House, Senate and the White House.

The French far right politician Marine Le Pen, who is running to be her country's president, says the wave of populism that brought Brexit to the United Kingdom and and Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency is no passing phenomenon, but the world's new political future.

As Congress comes into session, many new members are adjusting to working on Capitol Hill. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to two new members, Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell of Michigan and Democratic Rep. Val Demings of Florida.

The intelligence community released Friday the public version of its report on Russian hacking in the lead up to the U.S. election. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Intelligence officials released a public version of the report detailing the findings on Russian cyber attacks during the 2016 election cycle.

Oakland, Calif., has a new police chief. It follows a difficult period this summer when the city burned through three chiefs in a matter of days.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Jodi Kantor about her piece in The New York Times Sunday Review, "Michelle Obama Can Now Speak Her Mind. Will She?" Kantor covered the first lady for six years and wrote the book, The Obamas: The Partnership Behind a Historic Presidency.

The Trump transition team has told politically appointed foreign ambassadors they have to vacate their post by Inauguration Day. In a memo, the order said there would be no extensions.

You might say something eggstraordinary (sorry) happened on the North Sea island of Langeoog. Tens of thousands of little eggs containing toys washed ashore there, much to the delight of local kids.