Democrats lost the presidency Wednesday night, and were unable to gain control of the Senate or the House. They have some soul-searching to do as they think about the future.
The GOP pulled out a surprising win largely on the strength of white working class voters, but not solely. NPR explores whether this represents a new winning coalition for that party and what might have happened to the Obama coalition.
The president-elect has said he will ask lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Or he can use regulations and the budget to dismantle the federal health law he calls "a disaster."
Colorado became the sixth state to pass an aid-in-dying measure. It allows people with six months or less to live to obtain and self-administer medications to hasten their deaths.