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The odds seem to be against the Democrats in 2012. It doesn't appear likely that they'll take control of the House or keep control of the Senate. As for the presidential race, Barack Obama has to win three out of four key swing states to win the election. But the presidential race is still a toss-up.

President Bush and Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke have both endorsed the idea of a stimulus package for the economy. Bernanke said at a House Budget Committee hearing that if Congress is going to act, it should do so quickly and make sure its actions are temporary. The president said he'll lay out his plan Friday.

We've been hearing lately of suburban McMansions turned into hydroponic growing houses for marijuana. Turns out, you can also find marijuana at the mall. Federal agents in Miami confiscated 200 plants when they busted a pot-growing operation at the Mall of the Americas.

The politics of Afghanistan are critical to the politics of America this week, as President Obama ponders the future of the U.S. mission there amid uncertainty about that country's elections. In Washington, Congress is poised to take the year-long debate on health care to the floor of the House — and several states will be holding elections for governor, mayor and other offices. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's senior Washington editor, Ron Elving.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson continue to spar over efforts to find housing for migrants who have arrived in Illinois.

A three-judge panel upheld the former Trump adviser's conviction for criminal contempt of Congress. The case is related to Bannon's refusal to cooperate with a House panel probe of the Jan. 6 riot.

President Biden had an unexpected update to his schedule Thursday to address the pro-Palestinian protests roiling campuses across the country.

The frontman for Queen bought the neo-Georgian brick mansion and lived there until he died in 1991. Mercury left his house and possessions to his friend Mary Austin, who's lived there for decades.

An Ohio man was strolling through a thrift store when he saw a framed poster with Picasso scribbled on it. He bought it for $14.14. The Columbus Dispatch reports an auction house confirmed it was an original design carved by Picasso making the poster worth $6,000.

He originally came to fundraise for a guest house in his village of Wadi Foquin in the West Bank for American Christians to stay in when they visit the town to understand the Palestinian Muslim way of life.