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Voters in four states have approved ballot measures to rein in partisan gerrymandering. In New Jersey, democratic lawmakers rejected a plan that would have given them an advantage in future elections.

A top Russian official has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan would be traded for any Russian in U.S. custody.

The Trump administration is floating an idea to unilaterally change the tax code by redefining how capital gains are calculated. A move that would benefit wealthy Americans.

The Trump administration is weighing a cut in the capital gains tax. It would save wealthy Americans up to $20 billion a year, but add to the federal government's red ink.

Top national security officials made a surprise appearance at a White House briefing to argue that the Trump administration takes interference in U.S. elections from foreign powers seriously.

NPR speaks with reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The Wall Street Journal about the courtroom allegation that drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman bribed former Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto.

A study estimated that 99 percent of cable TV subscribers rent their set-top boxes and pay on average $231 a year to do so. Groups want to make it easier for consumers to own similar devices.

A new report looks at the top causes of death in 188 countries. Infectious diseases are less of a threat than in 1990 — but please, look both ways before you cross the street.

Marco Rubio had a rollercoaster through the first two presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. He's looking for momentum in South Carolina and landed the endorsement of Gov. Nikki Haley.

A report from The New York Times says that President Trump ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be fired last June, but backed down when the top White House lawyer threatened to quit.