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Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith will be Mississippi's first woman in Congress when she takes over for Sen. Thad Cochran, leaving Vermont as the only state that has never sent a woman to Capitol Hill.

It's the first major change in years to a key legal shield used by Internet companies to avoid liability for what people say and online.

Congressional staffers are slated to meet with Facebook officials this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and a member of the Commerce and Judiciary committees, about what action Congress could take to regulate how Facebook uses user data.

NPR asked Americans what steps they take to protect their Facebook data. Most say they still use the site, but they're concerned about who can see their information — and how it can be used.

Critics say the Trump administration failed to properly vet Dr. Robert Redfield. Sen. Patty Murray says a past research controversy suggests a "pattern of ethically and morally questionable behavior."

Legislation to bring reforms to female prisons appears headed for final passage. The senate measure got the approval Wednesday of the House Judiciary…

Nicolas Sarkozy, who served as president from 2008 to 2012, has been under a wide-ranging corruption investigation for years. Earlier this week he was taken into custody for questioning.

Incoming White House national security adviser John Bolton appeared in a 2013 video for a Russian gun rights group founded by a Putin ally close to the NRA.

Republicans on the House intelligence committee, led by Devin Nunes, could release more from their secret 150-page report that cleared Trump's campaign on the allegation of collusion with Russia.

Nearly three years after Ireland voted to legalize same-sex marriage, the country is due to hold another referendum this spring on whether to legalize abortion.