Morning news brief
U.S. resumes Ukraine military aid and intelligence sharing as Kyiv approves ceasefire, Education Department to cut nearly half of staff, House GOP spending plan to avert shutdown heads to the Senate.
Congress Is Back. Now What?
Congress returns this week and Republicans will take up the unresolved matter Speaker John Boehner's successor. And Hillary Clinton will go before the House Benghazi Committee. Cokie Roberts explains.
The Delicate Dance Between Russia And The U.S. Over Syria
U.S. and Russia are in talks with the goal of avoiding confrontations between in Syrian airspace. (Ret.) Air Force General David Deptula explains how these two can work together.
Early Draft Of King James Bible Discovered In Forgotten Collection, U.S. Scholar Says
What's believed to be the earliest known draft of the King James Bible, which is often called the most widely read work in English, has been found in an archive at Cambridge. Scholar Jeffrey Miller of Montclair State University in New Jersey made the discovery.
A Model In A Hijab Talks About Her Faith And Fashion
Fashion retailer H&M featured non-fashion types in its latest video ad, including a London woman wearing a hijab. Mariah Idrissi, 23, talks about why she chooses to wear the head scarf.
Social Security Recipients Will Receive No Cost Of Living Increase In 2016
Steve Inskeep discusses why no cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Uncertainty Surrounds Current Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
There were no deaths on Thursday tied to the recent rise of Israeli-Palestinian violence. People, however, remain fearful and edgy. The Israeli government is taking steps to dissuade attackers.
![Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at Indiana University on Thursday. "If Russia is [in Syria] to uphold Assad, and fake it with respect to the extremists and terrorists, that's a serious problem," he told NPR's Steve Inskeep.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/slideshow/John-Kerry-Russia-Has-No-Easy-Track-In-Syria-449002822-1445021115.jpg)
Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo Weighs In On House Benghazi Committee
Two GOP congressmen have accused the Benghazi Committee of being solely designed to go after Hillary Clinton. Renee Montagne talks to Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo, a member of the Benghazi Committee.
Clinton Campaigns In Heavily Latino Populated San Antonio
Hillary Clinton held a big rally with Latino supporters in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday, and took questions at a town hall hosted by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
DraftKings, FanDuel Go On The Offensive To Win Over Lawmakers
Regulators are trying to determine whether the contests held on DraftKings and FanDuel are gambling — or games of skill, as the companies insist. Renee Montagne talks to Politico's Tony Romm.