Politics The International Criminal Court is facing doubts as its member states meet The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket. The Associated Press
Politics President Biden pardons son Hunter The pardon comes in the last weeks of President Biden's time in office and despite his public assurances in the past that he would neither pardon nor commute his son's sentence. Luke Garrett Ryan Lucas Carrie Johnson
Politics President-elect Donald Trump plans FBI shakeup President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nominee for FBI director. Here's what you need to know about Kash Patel. Luke Garrett Adrian Ma
Politics California is still counting votes from the 2024 election. Here's what's left California is still counting general election ballots, which generally takes longer than in other states. Laura Fitzgerald Eric Deggans
Politics Trump picks longtime ally Kash Patel to replace current FBI director The president-elect plans to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray with Patel, a close ally of the president-elect and former national security aide, has berated the Justice Department and the news media. Carrie Johnson
Politics Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms. The Associated Press
Politics A second Trump term could bring more financial conflicts of interest Noah Bookbinder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that President elect Trump is set to enter office with several major conflicts of interest. Connor Donevan Ari Shapiro Patrick Jarenwattananon
Politics What's next for the anti-abortion movement? With President-elect Donald Trump set to begin another term and Republicans in control of Congress, the anti-abortion movement is positioned to make further gains at the the state and national levels.
Politics The political divide has left some personal relationships on shaky ground NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Eric Liu, co-founder of Citizen University, about how to coexist in community with people who vote differently. Michel Martin