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Members of Congress wrap up work on spending and taxes before the Thanksgiving break. Early Friday morning, the Senate approved a $60 billion package of tax cuts, and the House narrowly approved $50 billion in spending cuts. But finding common ground in December won't be easy.

A Congress controlled by Democrats will have a final say on most of President Bush's 2008 goals. Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida, chairman of the House Republican Conference, says the minority party will have a voice, too.

A bipartisan bill to overhaul the criminal-justice system has hit a snag. Its higher bar to prove guilt is something the Department of Justice says could benefit top-level executives.

Two House committees will take up the replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, but many in the rank and file have doubts.

The Trump administration is ending a longstanding system in which members of Congress can intervene in the deportation of an immigrant in the country illegally. Immigrant advocates and Senate Democrats are crying foul.

A series of new polls suggest Americans are unenthusiastic and divided over the Republican tax bill.

The Senate-approved resolution passed the House narrowly on Tuesday, 216-212, with 20 Republicans voting no and House Speaker Paul Ryan even having to cast a rare vote to help ensure its passage.

The U.S. and NATO were to decide this week on whether to pull their troops out of Afghanistan at the end of April. But that decision was put on hold as the Biden administration reviews its options.

For an update on how Greece is responding to last week's massive fires at a refugee camp, NPR's David Greene talks to Faris Al-Jawad of Doctors Without Borders.

Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.