California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says
The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.
Politics & Government
Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former President Donald Trump.
Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal tax charges
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
After House hearing on campus antisemitism, college presidents are under fire
Tension builds over comments elite university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.
Morning news brief
Hunter Biden faces new criminal charges. The death toll in Gaza rises. Tension builds over comments university presidents made at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.
From rizz to Liz to penguins going zzzz — it's the weekly news quiz
'Tis the season for end-of-year lists and honors, which means today's quiz practically wrote itself. Thanks, Wikipedia, Oxford, Pantone and Time!
A postcard from the Lesser-Known Candidate Forum, a New Hampshire primary tradition
In New Hampshire, it's relatively easy to get your name on the presidential primary ballot — so there's a slew of lesser-known candidates seeking a spotlight for ideas and, well, performance art.
House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm
Since January, the chamber has seen the removal of a member from a committee, the first ouster of a speaker in history and the expulsion of a lawmaker for only the third time since the Civil War.
Hunter Biden is indicted on federal tax charges
A federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned the indictment charging the president's son with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses.
Emhoff says 3 college presidents showed a 'lack of moral clarity' on antisemitism
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is the highest-level official to criticize the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania for their testimony this week.