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Democrats in the House and Senate failed to make the gains they signaled were within reach. Republicans in the Senate have the edge to keep their majority, and the GOP will make gains in the House.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he has reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China — a move that may lead the U.S. to withdraw preferential trade status of the city.

Noel King speaks with Mike Sprayberry, the director of Emergency Management in North Carolina, about the flooding and heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rui Zhong of the Wilson Center about the consulate's closure after China's government ordered it shut down. Earlier, the U.S. ordered China close its consulate in Houston.

The office, north of the Demilitarized Zone, appears to have been empty when it was destroyed. The act follows threats from Pyongyang, and experts say provocations from the North will likely continue.

The 30-day ban is an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus. The president announced that measure, along with some economic relief efforts, in a primetime address Wednesday night.

The Senate is expected to vote this week on the controversial nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve's governing board. She appears to have support from a slim majority of senators.

People who get more deep sleep appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's. That may be because this phase of sleep allows the brain to clear out waste products.

Emma Copley Eisenberg's new book, which centers on the murders of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero, tells a haunting story of two restless women and the un-nameable desire to travel a different path.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with NPR senior editor Ron Elving about the week's political news.