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As a special Independence Day weekend event, Liane Hansen tests the political trivia acumen -- and wits -- of NPR editors and NPR.org columnists Ron Elving and Ken Rudin. Find 15 additional questions online.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Jeremiah Hyslip of New York City along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.

Rosendo Prieto assured residents of the Surfside, Fla., condominium that it was in "very good shape," two years before the 12-story building collapsed. He most recently worked with the city of Doral.

Streaming platforms outpaced broadcast and cable in July's total TV viewership. The change came as new seasons of hits on Hulu and Netflix debuted and live sports and traditional shows went on hiatus.

A new defendant was also added the indictment against Trump and his aide Walt Nauta. Carlos de Oliveira was added to the obstruction conspiracy charged in the original indictment.

One approach tried in New York that expedites settlements in medical malpractice cases is expanding, and many policy experts and participants in the process believe it has promise.

The White House and Congress continue to work on a deal that avoids the fiscal cliff and cuts deficits in the long run. President Obama wants to raise tax rates for the wealthy. Republicans want to raise revenue by closing loopholes and limiting deductions for high-income people. But could that raise enough money?

As part of the "fiscal cliff" deal moving through Congress, a two-year-old payroll tax holiday comes to an end. Under the tax holiday, the 6.2 percent payroll tax was cut to 4.2 percent for all American workers. NPR's John Ydstie talks about what the change will mean for employees and the economy.