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It could be a pivotal week in Washington, D.C., as Republicans unveil their bill to overhaul the tax system. Investigations into Russian involvement in the 2016 election will also be back in the news.

It was a messy year in Congress. Despite control of the House and Senate — and a president willing to sign legislation — Congressional Republicans spent much of the year fighting amongst themselves. But at both the start and the finish of the year, they scored some important wins.

The course highlights the zigzagging line separating North Carolina's 10th and 11th Congressional districts. One expert says ugly districts are a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

Since taking over as president of Planned Parenthood in 2006, Cecile Richards has led the organization through numerous political fights. Those conflicts have intensified under President Trump.

Charter schools, student loans, campus sexual assault: Here's what the education secretary has been up to.

Chef Hugh Acheson's new book contains more than 100 recipes for the workhorse kitchen tool of convenience. He says this old standby "really is a gateway to cooking from scratch again."

Feinstein's reputation as a bipartisan bridge builder may work against her with some California Democrats who are eager for a more confrontational approach to the Trump Administration.

The opera, presented by Opera Philadelphia with the Apollo Theater, had its world premiere Sept. 16. It revisits the house at the center of the bombing and its impact on Philadelphia's youth today.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Republican Bruce Bartlett, former adviser to President Ronald Reagan, who says tax cuts don't spur economic growth.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Charles Duelfer, who led the Iraq Survey Group, about parallels between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush's assumptions about each other, and Kim Jong Un and Trump's.

In the capital, San Juan, the coliseum has become the center of a massive effort, led by D.C. restaurateur and celebrity chef Andrés, to feed tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria.

The idea of a single-payer health care system has gained traction among some Americans and Democrats. Dr. Danielle Martin explains how Canada's single-payer health care system works in her country.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify at a Senate oversight hearing Wednesday. Lawmakers have questions about his contacts with Russia and his reversals on civil rights positions.

Researchers say they have constructed an AI program that can teach itself to play the ancient strategy game at a level far beyond humans.

Lawyers are spending less time doing research than they used to, thanks to technology. The next big change will be to automate the process of doing wills, trusts and real estate closings, experts say.

Devin Patrick Kelley was convicted of assaulting his then-wife and fracturing his stepson's skull, according to a former Air Force chief prosecutor. A mistake by the Air Force allowed him to buy guns.

In a land dominated for thousands of years by absolute monarchs, the move is historically significant and seen by Chinese liberals as a big step backward.

President Trump says "there will always be change, and I think you want to see change." Already he's had more Cabinet turnover in 433 days than 16 of his predecessors had in their first two years.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Green, the Japan chair and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about President Trump appointing John Bolton to be his national security adviser, replacing H.R. McMaster.

Facebook didn't open an office in Washington, DC until it was five years old and already worth billions. Last year, the company spent $12 million lobbying lawmakers and the federal government.