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Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.

Known as TV's detective Mike Hammer, Keach was a prolific actor on stage and screen. His wide-ranging roles included cops, cowboys and Shakespearean characters.

For the swing voters NPR is regularly checking in with as part of its Swing Shift series, the election results brought mixed emotions, as does the pending Democratic control of Congress.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been spared from the House's impeachment effort, at least for now. And, federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of being Iran-backed operatives.

Descendants of President John F. Kennedy are asking a judge to block President Trump's monumental arch near Arlington National Cemetery.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CIA senior executive clandestine service officer Daniel Hoffman about investigations in Britain into alleged threats linked to Iran and Russia.

Iran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims.

House Republicans will have a new leader at the start of the new Congress in January: Ohio's Jim Jordan, a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus and a close ally of President Trump.

The House was on course for a floor vote Wednesday on whether to impeach Pete Hegseth. That is until House Republicans used a procedural vote to effectively end the impeachment effort.