Politics Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary President-elect Trump picked Lutnick, the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be his next Commerce Secretary. Maria Aspan Scott Horsley
Politics Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation. Ximena Bustillo
Politics President-elect Trump promises a massive overhaul of the federal government Donald Trump has promised to slash federal spending massively with help from Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. NPR's Michel Martin asks fiscal watcher Maya MacGuineas whether their plans are realistic. Michel Martin
Politics America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history. Greg Rosalsky
Politics How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others A Pennsylvania church just blocks from where then-candidate Donald Trump's would-be assassin lived created a sermon series on the Golden Rule to try to bridge political divisions in its congregation. Frank Langfitt
Politics Mexico, which also has a new president, prepares for Trump White House NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matías Gómez Léautaud, lead analyst with the Eurasia Group, about how Mexico is preparing for another Trump term as president. Leila Fadel
Politics Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including ban on pills to end pregnancy The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access. The Associated Press
Politics Here's who's running for King County executive (so far) So far, two Democratic elected leaders have stepped up to run the second-largest county on the West Coast — Eastside County Councilmember Claudia Balducci and County Assessor John Arthur Wilson. Scott Greenstone
Politics Defense pick Peter Hegseth paid accuser to protect his career, his lawyer confirms The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye. Bill Chappell
Politics After Trump's success, will Republicans embrace policies that help people vote? Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access? Miles Parks
