Tamara Keith

They're also working to draw attention to popular provisions like the $2,000 cap on prescription drug costs for seniors that takes effect in 2025. Pardons and commutations are a power of the presidency often exercised at the very end. Biden has used his power to send a signal about inequality in the nation's criminal code, and he could do something like that again. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

They need to pass a temporary government funding bill. There is a defense policy bill that comes up annually. And the White House has asked Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding for disaster relief because funds to help people recovering from hurricanes and wildfires are running low.

They need to pass a temporary government funding bill. There is a defense policy bill that comes up annually. And the White House has asked Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding for disaster relief because funds to help people recovering from hurricanes and wildfires are running low.

Perhaps the most significant push is in the Senate, where Democrats are trying to confirm as many of President Biden's judicial nominees as possible. This is something Republicans did at the end of Trump's term. These are lifetime appointments, and Biden doesn't want to give Trump the gift of judicial vacancies to fill.

Perhaps the most significant push is in the Senate, where Democrats are trying to confirm as many of President Biden's judicial nominees as possible. This is something Republicans did at the end of Trump's term. These are lifetime appointments, and Biden doesn't want to give Trump the gift of judicial vacancies to fill.

The labor market has cooled from its formerly overheated state and remains solid. Inflation has eased substantially from a peak of 7 percent to 2.1 percent as of September.

The labor market has cooled from its formerly overheated state and remains solid. Inflation has eased substantially from a peak of 7 percent to 2.1 percent as of September.