Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell. Rebecca Rosman
Countries are gathering for climate negotiations. Here's where the U.S. stands Under President Trump, the U.S. has taken steps to roll back climate policies. Here are six significant changes. Michael Copley
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat. Kat Lonsdorf
Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown After 40 days and 40 nights, a bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government. But some oppose the deal because it doesn't reduce health care costs. Leila Fadel
Rep. Ritchie Torres on why he opposes the Senate deal to reopen the government NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., about his opposition to the Senate deal to end the government shutdown. Steve Inskeep
Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history. Luke Garrett
Trump tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP. Chandelis Duster
Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment A federal judge says the Trump administration "overplayed its hand" by inserting partisan language into workers' out-of-office autoreplies. Cory Turner
Girmay Zahilay claims victory in King County executive race as Balducci concedes Girmay Zahilay has claimed victory in the race for King County executive, as his opponent Claudia Balducci conceded Friday. The two are both currently County Council members representing opposite sides of Lake Washington. Scott Greenstone
Democrats had big wins in elections this week. Where do the two parties go from here? The elections were voters' chance to weigh in a year after President Trump's election. Now Republicans and Democrats are reflecting on where they are and what they need to do to win in the future. Domenico Montanaro