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NPR's A Martinez talks with longtime Illinois Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush about his decision to leave Congress, and his expectations for the Democratic party and democracy.

Last year, private-equity firm Lone Star Funds bought up nearly $6.7 billion of Merrill Lynch's credit debt obligations at 22 cents on the dollar. Could that be the private model the Treasury Department wants others to duplicate? Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, offers his insight.

A smaller pool of Republican candidates competing to be president will face off Wednesday night — one last time before primary elections begin in the new year.

Pat Riley, the current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, owns half a dozen trademarks related to the word "three-peat." That could affect whether it appears on Super Bowl merch.

The deal, announced earlier this week, would combine the two largest U.S. residential brokerages by sales volume.

The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.

President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter -- despite repeated pledges that he would not pardon him. Hunter Biden was convicted of gun crimes and pleaded guilty to tax crimes.

New York City isn't the only place pushing to expand free child care. We check in on this growing trend, and how states and cities are paying for it.

The U.S. economy chugs into the new year in stronger shape than many forecasters had expected. But Americans remain wary about the high cost of living.

As the polls close this evening, there will be clues in the results coming in each hour that will signify whether the night is breaking for either party — or dragging out in a close contest.