NPR's Michel Martin talks with Edward Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about President-elect Trump's influence on Senate Republicans' selection of a new majority leader.

A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

Trump has made some unconventional and surprising choices when it comes to his foreign policy and defense team, like his plan to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.

Congress comes back for a lame-duck session with a packed agenda, including voting on a new Senate majority leader.

Where did Democrats go wrong with men this election? How did Republicans win them over, and how might Democrats work to win some of them back?