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News Brief: Britain No Confidence Vote, Government Shutdown Threat, Cohen Sentencing

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence. President Trump threatens a shutdown if he doesn't get the budget for a border wall. And Michael Flynn's lawyers ask for leniency.

Morning News Brief: Comey Testifies, Spinning The Budget Deal, Hospital Attacks

FBI Director James Comey goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Also, both parties declare victory over a spending bill. And a new report says hospitals in war zones are increasingly targeted.

News brief: Biden's gun speech, Uvalde shooting probe, May unemployment

An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.

Coronavirus Updates: Another Unemployment Surge, Genome Information

NPR economics, national and science correspondents relay the latest news in the response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States.

News Brief: Trump To Declare National Emergency For Border Wall

President Trump says he will sign a border funding compromise to avert a shutdown, but will also declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall. Also, Amazon cancels plans for New York.

Al Merkel, a member of the Spokane Valley City Council, was the subject of an independent investigation that concluded he had violated the city’s standards of decorum in dealing with other officials and staffers. The conflict has prompted legislation that would further obscure the identities of victims and witnesses when records from such investigations are released to the public.

How a Washington city’s war with its own council member could chip away at public records access

An investigation into Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel resulted in the entire record of the inquest being published online. Now the fight has shifted to the state Capitol in Olympia. City staffers asked their local state representative, Republican Rob Chase, to push legislation to further shroud the identities of accusers and witnesses.

SPR News Today: WA teacher's dismissal over Kirk comments has other educators 'walking on eggshells'

Plus, an Adams County hospital "resets," pausing many patient services as it tries to stay afloat until levy dollars arrive. About 30,000 Idahoans likely no longer have health insurance, latest data shows. Idaho lawmakers get first look at federal rural health program. WA officials unveil 400-page statewide climate plan.

Natalie and her child at their home in Iowa, a state that bans abortion after six weeks gestation. In the two years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 14 states have enacted abortion bans.

Abortion has huge financial consequences in a woman's life — and in the economy

Choosing whether and when to have children is one of the most important economic decisions a woman can make. That decision can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion.

Pins are pictured at a display counter during a cultural meeting at the Comanche Nation fairgrounds in Lawton, Okla., on Sept. 30.

Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024

A voting bloc that hasn't gotten as much national attention, Native voters are an influential constituency in several swing states, making them a group to watch in 2024.

What the Supreme Court's rejection of student loan relief means for borrowers

The court has struck down President Biden's plan to discharge federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Here are five takeaways for borrowers and the country.

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