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President Trump has tweeted that the interior secretary is stepping down at the end of the year. NPR's Scott Simon and Tamara Keith discuss the issue.

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of election recounts.

SpaceX had been scheduled to launch a new GPS satellite; Blue Origin was supposed to follow with its own launch for NASA minutes later. Two other launches were to follow.

The Senate and House have both voted in favor of legislation that would reduce sentences for some drug crimes and offer training programs for prisoners.

Actress and director Penny Marshall, who became a household name as Laverne in the TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley, died Monday night at 75.

The government is shut down, the markets have tanked, the secretary of defense has quit — and Christmas is around the corner. NPR reporter Mara Liasson sorts through the developments.

There are more changes in President Trump's cabinet with the announcement that Mick Mulvaney will take over as acting chief of staff for John Kelly and Ryan Zinke's resignation as interior secretary.

The son of country music legends Johnny Cash and June Carter has compiled a book of Southern recipes handed down in his family through the years.

David Greene talks to Suzanne DiMaggio of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about reports that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet his North Korean counterpart Friday in Washington.

The longer the federal shutdown lasts, the more likely security breaches of government websites become, cyber specialists say. And it could lead to security problems long after the government reopens.