Northern California to decide on redistricting, potentially benefiting Democrats In Northern California, congressional districts could be redrawn by a vote on Election Day. Republicans say they're victims of the national redistricting fight, while Democrats blame President Trump. Laura Fitzgerald
A report claims left-wing terrorism is rising. The data paints a complicated picture The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem. Odette Yousef
Trade tensions hang over Trump's Asia trip, but he still aims to make a deal President Trump plans to attend a summit in Malaysia before meeting the new Japanese prime minister in Tokyo and talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Korea. Deepa Shivaram
Why a little-known utility board election is a big deal in Georgia Republicans in Georgia are worried about losing a rare off-year election in November because rural voters might not show up at the polls. Emily Jones
The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume. The NPR Network
Inflation rose less than expected in September, the U.S. belatedly reports The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role for Social Security beneficiaries. Maria Aspan
It's supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they're getting nothing Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay. Andrea Hsu
As strikes on alleged drug boats grow, so do questions about their legality and goal President Trump says he has authority to carry out the strikes, but international experts are asking if the attacks are truly about countering narcotics or instead toppling Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Franco Ordoñez
Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on the stalemate in Congress Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland introduced a bill that would have paid all federal workers. It didn't pass. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Van Hollen about the stalemate in Congress. Steve Inskeep
Trump pardons jailed Binance founder who supported Trump family crypto business President Trump's pardon for the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance erases one of the government's most significant crackdowns on crypto crime. Bobby Allyn