Sec. Pete Buttigieg shares his thoughts as he prepares to leave office In an exit interview with All Things Considered, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg reflects on the Biden administration's infrastructure act and why it didn't resonate with some voters. Scott Detrow
Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction The White House commended Pope Francis for his commitment to serving the poor, as well as advocating for peace and protecting the planet. Juliana Kim
Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings amid controversy President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state. Scott Simon
Is Trump's rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a 'Madman Strategy'? The president-elect's undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon's "Madman Theory." Scott Neuman
Conspiracy theories are blaming the scale of L.A. wildfire destruction on DEI efforts Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies. Lisa Hagen
President-elect Trump gets sentence of unconditional discharge in New York President-elect Donald Trump appeared virtually for his criminal sentencing in Manhattan Friday morning, in a historic first for a former or sitting president. Andrea Bernstein
Trump set for sentencing in his New York felony conviction Trump on Thursday exhausted his last legal maneuver to stop the sentencing, after a narrow majority of Supreme Court justices declined to intervene. Ximena Bustillo
Gov-elect Ferguson 'skeptical' of wealth tax, pitches broad cuts to address WA budget gap Washington's incoming governor is breaking from some key members of his party on how to tackle the state's looming budget shortfall, as he unveils his plans on future state spending. Jeanie Lindsay