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NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger about a measure she supported — that voters approved Tuesday — to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Democrats.

New York's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, tells NPR there will be "no drama, no surprises" from her administration.

Donald Trump plans to skip testifying for a second time in the New York civil fraud trial. The FDA has approved the first-ever gene-editing treatment for a human disease.

Noah talks to Cathie Carr, Chief Executive Officer of the Escapee RV Club about a fight by RV owners for their right to vote in Polk County, Texas. The RV owners residency is being challenged by Polk County Democrats, on grounds that members of the RV club are constantly traveling, and therefore can not lay claim to a "domicile" in Texas. Carr is furious about the challenge.

In one Illinois county, a dedicated staff of four people has managed to clear the welfare rolls. They didn't set out to do it, but they've moved all their former welfare recipients to jobs or some other type of support. Urban counties are wondering if they could repeat the feat, as Chicago Public Radio's Jackie Northam reports.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Air Force has decided to keep a Florida runway to itself and to turn the rest of a controversial base over to surrounding Miami-Dade county. The Air Force set one condition upon granting the land: that it not be developed into a county airport.

A Senate panel will investigate claims that the Federal Emergency Management Agency improperly allocated disaster relief funds to Miami-Dade County after last year's hurricanes. The county was not hit as hard as other parts of Florida by a series of major storms.

A man is dead after a single vehicle accident Saturday in rural Peoria County. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the accident happened around 11...

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Palm Beach County, Florida, where early this morning, officials took the extraordinary step of ordering a hand recount of all the presidential ballots cast in the county. The move could add significant numbers of votes to Vice President Al Gore. The candidate who ultimately wins Florida's electoral votes will win the election.

Linda Wertheimer talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon, who is in Florida monitoring the vote counts in three counties -- Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade. Broward County, situated in Fort Lauderdale, is close to finishing its recount, and Miami-Dade only began its recount yesterday. But everyone canvassing the vote realizes that everything is contingent on what the state Supreme Court rules.