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Top Democrats announced late Sunday a series of changes to House rules that could eliminate causes of major instability during the previous eight years of Republican rule.

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The meeting, described as a "briefing" on "border security," would take place Wednesday, a day before Democrats are set to take over the House, sources tell NPR's Scott Detrow

The Russia imbroglio is barreling into another year that could deliver even more revelations and political heat than the last one — and maybe even a big finale.

New changes to tax law will make deducting charitable giving from next year's taxes more difficult for taxpayers.

Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have already enacted laws prohibiting licensed therapists from trying to change a minor's sexual orientation.

President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other.

The United States has lost its oldest World War II veteran. Richard Overton, who fought overseas in a segregated unit, died Thursday at age 112.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found that 60 percent of Americans are optimistic about the world in 2019, compared to just 37 percent whose outlook is less rosy.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Day following surgery for early stage lung cancer.

They cite widespread success in passing laws through state legislatures. They're also buoyed by Democratic victories in the midterm elections.

The National Gingerbread House Competition celebrated its 26th year at Asheville, North Carolina's Omni Grove Park Inn.

Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to reassure the public and financial markets.

Did my ears deceive me? Did I actually hear Pa. Republican senator Pat Toomey rebuke Donald Trump? In so many words, yes. And it's about time.

More than 1,500 military personnel and volunteers at an Air Force base in Colorado will be hard at work Christmas Eve, tracking Santa Claus and answering children's calls.