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Bloomington-Normal is losing ground on its housing gap. A 2021 housing study showed an unmet need for more than 4,000 housing units. Patrick Hoban, director of the area economic development council, said an update to the study takes Rivian employment into account, and shows the number is going in the wrong direction.

It wasn't a great night for the Republican Party, losing bids for the White House and control of the Senate. But Republicans did retain the majority in the House. Speaker John Boehner found some consolation in that, and speaking to supporters Tuesday night, he remained steadfast in his pursuit of a conservative agenda.

General Barry McCaffrey testified before a House subcommittee today on his White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's efforts to get its message out through the media. McCaffrey defended past efforts at trading ad time for anti-drug messages in TV show scripts. And though he did not specifically address it in his testimony, in his PRINTED statement he indicated that his office would be exploring ways to collaborate with Hollywood. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports.

The theme for this year's holiday decorations is "American Treasures," which first lady Melania Trump says is meant to "honor the heart and spirit of the American people."

during last year's Presidential campaign. Presidential spokesman Mike McCurry denies that the White House provided a computer data to the Democratic National Committee for fundraising purposes. McCurry says the database was used only to keeping a record of people who had attended official White House functions.

In the 1960s, the nation became accustomed to getting its White House news not just from Washington, but from a ranch in Texas owned by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The LBJ Ranch was succeeded by President Richard Nixon's seaside residence at San Clemente California. Now, Americans will again have a "Western White House," this time in Crawford County, Texas, between Dallas and Austin: the home of President-elect George W. Bush. NPR's John Burnett paid a visit and gave us this report.

The report is based on the allegations from two of the rally's organizers, who are also communicating with House investigators.

Linda Wertheimer talks with John Grisham about his latest novel, A Painted House, which is based in the rural Arkansas of his childhood. The story is told from the point of view of a seven-year-old son of a tenant cotton farmer. His family has hired Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to harvest the first good crop in years. Six weeks into the harvest, something happens which will change the boy's life forever. (7:30) A Painted House, by John Grisham, is published by Doubleday.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House has finally finished its pre-election business. After passing an Everglades restoration bill, House members now join their Senate counterparts in leaving Washington to go home and campaign. They now have just a handful of days to reacquaint themselves with voters, who will decide on Tuesday whether to continue GOP control of both chambers. Congress returns to finish up its business in a rare post-election session on November 14.

Nineteen housing projects across Illinois will receive $75 million to propel development. Bloomington and Heyworth have three of those sites.