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The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates in December. Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, tells Steve Inskeep it's not the right time to do so.

Florida's recount process was marred by accusations of incompetence, antiquated voting technology and even a ballot design issue that some Democrats believe cost them a Senate seat.

In music news this week, Taylor Swift has a new long-term record deal with Universal Music Group that could cause a ripple effect in digital streaming, and Zayn Malik released a Bollywood cover song.

"This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships," President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America's closest neighbors.

As a caravan of migrants continues north through Mexico, Texas border towns are preparing. Many are also skeptical about the deployment of U.S. troops to the border, and some say this is all politics.

Chinedu Okobi died this month after he was tased by a San Mateo County Police Department deputy. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with his sister, Ebele Okobi, Facebook's public policy director of Africa.

In the early 1900s, Sears sold thousands of homes around the U.S. through its mail-order catalogs. Many of those houses are still around, and their owners are saddened by the retailer's bankruptcy.

The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Chinese firm Huawei's 5G technology. But the threats haven't swayed Germany, which says it can set its own security standards.

Increasing the size of the Supreme Court and scrapping the Electoral College are two of the latest provocative proposals sweeping the 2020 Democratic field.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wall Street Journal higher education reporter Doug Belkin about the rise of accommodations during ACT and SAT testing, following news of the college admissions scandal.