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Noah talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon about the last days of the 106th Congress -- and about expectations for the 107th. Lawmakers come back for a lame-duck session amidst the political atmosphere of an undetermined presidential-election winner, a new Senate split right down the middle, and a House that is not only nearly evenly divided, but one which will have a handful of new committee chairmen.

On the eve of the yearly session of the National People's Congress, China announces a major increase in its military budget. In Taiwan there are mounting fears, as China's parliament prepares to pass an anti-secession law aimed at blocking Taiwan from declaring independence.

Iraq's new National Assembly holds its second session in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone. So far the legislators have been unable to fill key positions or form a new government. Shiites and Kurds have negotiated for weeks without reaching a power-sharing agreement.

NPR's David Greene talks with Mayor Christine Hunschofsky of Parkland, Fla., about attending a meeting with President Trump to discuss responses to the school shooting in Parkland.

David Greene talks to former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and President Trump's relationship with Russian President Putin.

Kevin Whitehead remembers alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, pianist Geri Allen, guitarist John Abercrombie and singer Jon Hendricks. Each "helped shape jazz after the upheavals of the 1960s," he says.

Weeks after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., the push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons is losing steam, even among prominent Democrats who say it is the wrong strategy.

As America experiences a coin shortage, Planet Money takes a look at the value of the penny.

Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildland fire season as the partial government shutdown continues.

Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to train and prepare for the upcoming fire season as the partial government shutdown continues.