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The deputy attorney general has appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel on the Russia investigation. Mueller ran the FBI for 12 years, beginning one week before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The Washington Post reported that the president revealed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, possibly jeopardizing future intelligence gathering on ISIS.

Big themes on ballots this November include marijuana, elections, education, guns, tobacco, minimum wage and the death penalty.

Miranda says he doesn't feel the need to duplicate the success of Hamilton. "If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business," he says.

Wine retailer David Trone is spending $12.4 million of his own money to win a Maryland House seat, but his rivals say he's trying to buy his way into Congress.

The former talk show host and media mogul would beat President Trump by 11 points in a hypothetical 2020 matchup, but 54 percent of Americans say they don't want Winfrey to run for president.

These are the politics stories that drew in the most readers this year. And the top story is not about President Trump.

Comic Ikenna Azuike brings wigs, false teeth and barbs about Africa to the BBC. Now his show, What's Up Africa, is up for a broadcasting award.

As Morning Edition examines the dangers of concussions, David Greene talks to football analyst Jim Trotter about Junior Seau. The NFL star's 2012 suicide elevated the issue of concussions.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a plan that would give the nearly 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States a path to citizenship. The debate now moves to the full Senate. NPR's Jennifer Ludden helps explain the politics and policies involved.