Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman ever elected Speaker of the House, announced Thursday that after 38 years in Congress, she will not seek another term. Scott Shafer
How a political fight on the right affects national security NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef about Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the rift it's creating. Erika Ryan
After California's vote to counter Trump, here's where redistricting stands In the summer, Texas drew new lines to help the GOP win in the midterm elections. California countered this week. The Republicans might have an edge in the redistricting battle as it spreads nationally. Larry Kaplow
Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge. Carrie Johnson
A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines. Tonya Mosley
Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him. Maria Aspan
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won't seek reelection The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker. Scott Shafer
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party. Susan Davis
Democrats' big wins send mixed signals to Senate on how to end the shutdown Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown. Sam Gringlas
Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., talks about a bipartisan proposal to end the shutdown NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd of Colorado about his work on a bipartisan "statement of principles" to extend subsidies for Obamacare and end the government shutdown. Leila Fadel