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This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

As the former Israeli prime minister returns to power, he's expected to give a post to a politician once convicted of inciting racism — whom the Biden administration might choose not to engage with.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra about "V," a new album reflecting on family and sunshine with a 1980s rock flare.

Saudi Arabia and Iran work to normalize relations. For a second day, Israeli police clash with Palestinians. Tennessee House to decide whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers for violating rules.

Neither U.S. Senate candidate got enough votes to win the election outright. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will face each other in a runoff in December.

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

Lois Curtis, the Georgia artist with an intellectual disability who brought a landmark civil rights lawsuit, has died at the age of 55. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on Nov. 5, 2022.)

A college in Colorado that was once a boarding school offers perspectives on opportunities and obstacles for Native American scholars now.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Margaret O'Mara, a professor at the University of Washington, about Microsoft's future. She's also the author of The Code, a history of Silicon Valley.

DOJ officials say the drug wholesaler could face "billions of dollars" in penalties for failing to report diversion of prescription opioid pain medications shipped to pharmacies across the U.S.