Politics FACT CHECK: Trump's second State of the Union address President Trump is delivering his State of the Union address, which the White House says will outline a "policy agenda both parties can rally behind." NPR Staff
Politics From Immigration To The Shutdown, State Of The Union Guests Carry Political Messages Furloughed federal workers, Border Patrol agents and the first beneficiary of a new criminal justice law will be among those attending President Trump's prime-time address. Miles Parks Susan Davis
How the government shutdown left thousands of immigrants in legal limbo Kim Malcolm talks with immigration attorney Matt Adams about how the 35 day government shutdown impacted cases at Seattle's federal immigration court. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Politics Chris Christie: There Is No One With More Influence Over Trump Than Jared Kushner The former New Jersey governor also tells NPR that he has "great faith and confidence" in special counsel Robert Mueller and that Trump's team has made "a lot of really bad personnel choices." Mary Louise Kelly
Politics Could Howard Schultz play spoiler? It's happened before Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the historical impact of independent and third party candidates on presidential elections. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Politics Trump Says He Will Sign Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government After 35-Day Shutdown The deal would open the government through Feb. 15, a House Democratic source says. The potential breakthrough comes as federal workers missed a second paycheck and airports reported major delays. Jessica Taylor
National Humanitarian Experts Debate Trump's Use Of The Term 'Humanitarian Crisis' Some in the aid industry are outraged that Trump used the term, but others see it as a positive sign. Malaka Gharib
Politics How the government shutdown is impacting workers in Washington state Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW reporter Paige Browning about how the partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting workers in Washington state. Kim Malcolm Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Politics RNC Members Want To Block A Primary Challenge To Trump, But The Rules May Stop Them Some GOP activists are eager to stop party rivals from taking on — and possibly weakening — President Trump. But it appears to be too late to make changes for 2020. Tim Mak
Politics The News Didn't Stop Over The Holidays. Here's What You Missed The government partially shut down, President Trump and the first lady made a secret visit to Iraq and the stock market plunged and rebounded — all in just over a week. Brandon Carter
