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President-elect Donald Trump has offered the role of U.N. ambassador to New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, the highest ranking female Republican in the House.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Representative-elect Sarah McBride, a Democrat, who won in Delaware. She is the first openly transgender member elected to Congress.

President Trump says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the U.S. to share its mineral wealth. We look at five minerals and metals that could be covered by the deal.

Following the shooting this year at a Parkland, Fla. high school, there is evidence of a surge in voter registration and early voting among young voters, energized by the issue of gun control.

Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with political correspondent Mara Liasson about the politics of vaccines, the budget and what three officials leaving the White House means for the Obama administration.

The New Mexico village of Ruidoso is under a flood watch until midnight. This weekend more than 160 people had to be rescued by the National Guard after rains washed debris off hillsides burned in a massive wildfire that started in June.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are not the only candidates running. Ken Rudin of the Political Junkie podcast and NPR's Linda Wertheimer discuss the Senate and House races.

Mike Waltz is out as national security adviser in the first big shakeup in White House staff since Trump started his second term. Trump will nominate Waltz to serve as ambassador to the UN.

China has a new premier — Li Qiang, widely regarded as one of Xi Jinping's closest allies. We take a close look at Li's career and his government's priorities in the coming decade.