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Four Republican House members voted with Democrats to force a vote on an extension to the expiring ACA subsidies, as premiums are set to increase significantly for millions of people next month.

The government shutdown goes on and House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democratic representative-elect. President Trump thinks he has momentum to get a Russia-Ukraine peace deal done.

In Seattle — one of the nation's wealthiest cities — homelessness has surged over the past decade. More people are now homeless in Seattle than anywhere except New York City, Los Angeles or Las Vegas.

After Democrats flipped two seats in surprising legislative elections, Florida political insiders weigh whether Republican should risk redistricting later this month to win more House seats.

The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million.

Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, who cover Congress for Politico, discuss the power dynamics of Capitol Hill during the Trump Presidency. Their new book is The Hill To Die On.

The first installment in a 6-part series from ward-winning producer Julian Crandall Hollick (HAH-lick). Four years ago, ollick was invited to live with the poor, illiterate pavement-dwellers on Apna treet, in downtown Bombay. The pavement dwellers are, for the most part, orking poor people who can't afford traditional housing. In the first episode, The Dance of the Water Spirits," Julian looks at the daily struggle to obtain ne of the necessities of life - water.

WEEKEND EDITION WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR TALKS WITH WILLIAM SEIDMAN (SEED-man), PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION AND CO-CHAIR OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY UNDER PRESIDENT REAGAN, AND NORA LUSTIG, SENIOR FELLOW IN THE FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTE AND PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT EL COLEGIO DE MEXICO IN MEXICO CITY (1975-91), ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE MEXICAN ECONOMY IN LIGHT OF PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ACTION THIS WEEK, BYPASSING CONGRESS, TO RESCUE THE PESO.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind and Senator John Kerry D-MA) on situation in Bosnia; 14-year old Waco hearing witness, Keri Jewell, rosecutor Ray Yan and sociologist Dr. Stuart Wright of Lamar University on the aco hearings; President Bill Clinton and Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) on ffirmative Action; Senator Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY) and White House Counsel Mark abiani on the Whitewater hearings.

Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice arren Burger died this morning of congestive heart failure. He held the osition of Chief Justice from 1969 to 1986, and was responsible for the final pinion that forced former President Richard Nixon to surrender White House tape ecordings and papers for use as evidence in the Watergate scandal trial. Host iane Hansen speaks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about the 15th Chief Justice of he United States.