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The state of Maine has wrestled for years over whether expanding its low-income health insurance program would help more people or be a budget buster. Now they're going to take it to a vote.

How is the country's economic growth? And what about all those people Trump thanked for getting him across the finish line? NPR adds context and analysis to the president's election night remarks.

In odd-numbered years, Election Day is a hodgepodge of races. But in an era when all politics is national, these low-profile elections have a lot to say about the direction of the country.

Despite reports that the suspect's criminal record should have stopped him from legally buying firearms, the president said tougher vetting wouldn't have prevented the church attack.

The accessories, which make assault-style rifles more deadly, drew even more controversy after they were used in the Las Vegas massacre.

Also: The Texas church shooter had a history of domestic violence; combing through changes in the House GOP tax legislation; and understanding people with blindness through meals served in the dark.

Deezy Violet writes punk testimonies to the complexity of love and youth and life in general.

Shamshad TV employees tell local media that after the sound of an explosion and gunfire, they scrambled to get out of the building.

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share this week's essential music, including songs that confront both the epidemic of sexual harassment in the media industry and the collision of guns and religion.

Republicans set up some of their most-touted tax overhaul ideas to expire in five years, but it's possible they have no intention of letting those proposals die.