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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Columbia University history professor Matthew Connelly about the history of "misplaced" classified documents.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel to the National Security Agency, about what U.S. intelligence agencies can do to prevent data leaks in the future.

In Texas, 774 new state laws took effect last Friday. Under one of them, SB 1124, candidates for County Sheriff now need to have a peace officers license. Up until now, there was no law enforcement certification required to run.

President-elect Barack Obama has named former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta as his choice to head the CIA. He also picked retired Adm. Dennis Blair to be director of national intelligence, which oversees all intelligence operations.

Health insurance is turning into a top-tier issue in this year's presidential campaign. We asked the presidential hopefuls about their own coverage — and that of their staffs. Not everyone was talking.

This means special session is almost guaranteed. None of this may surprise you — the 2023 legislative session has been marred by controversy and historic moves.

House Rep. Adam Schiff updated NPR correspondents about the state of the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into President Trump's potential connections to Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Schiff has called for the committee's chairman to recuse himself from the process.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about Caitlin Clark's last Iowa basketball game, a college basketball tradition causing player injuries, and the NFL scouting combine.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Latvia's Foreign Minister Krišjanis Karinš about the threat amid waning U.S. enthusiasm for supporting Ukraine. Lithuania and Estonia officials are also in Washington, D.C.

Though President Biden’s candidacy has come into question, Democratic volunteers on the ground in Wisconsin are still campaigning for him, even in the face of uncertainty.