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The White House says a new counteroffer from Senate Republicans on funding for roads and bridges is encouraging, but there are still a lot of hurdles to overcome before reaching a deal.

Zephyr was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.

It's been a whirlwind week in politics — Hillary Clinton testified at the Benghazi hearings and there might be a new Speaker in the House. Scott Simon talks with NPR politics editor Ron Elving.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she's confident Democrats will take back control of the House, and if they do, she's running for speaker again. But there are those within the party that feel it's time for a new generation — and Republicans are "ecstatic" with her decision.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John McCormack, senior writer for The Weekly Standard, about the challenges ahead presented by the demands of the Freedom Caucus.

The gathering of D.C. journalists, which had been a top draw for Hollywood celebrities during the Obama administration, took on a different air this year as the new president decided not to attend.

The House Intelligence Committee has released the whistleblower complaint at the heart of the burgeoning controversy over President Trump's July phone call with the Ukrainian president.

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to come out next week and has already begun shipping.

Donald Trump's background as a businessperson may not have prepared him for the challenges he's facing in the Oval Office.

Former President Trump is appealing a federal judge's ruling that he cannot block the National Archives from releasing his White House records to the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.