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The House Intelligence Committee has released the whistleblower complaint at the center of the controversy over President Trump's July conversation with Ukraine's president.

Commentator Don Eberly says our civil society has languished...the institutions that make up this part of the socoety, family, churches, civic organizations are suffering from lack of membership. He says a big reason is because the government has filled many of the voids...but with the federal government moving to limit its role, we need to build back our civil society.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports that the elderly make up a large number of campaign volunteers and campaigns are glad they do. Not only do they have the time and the commitment required, but they're hard-working and reliable -- something candidates rely on. For many older Americans, volunteering for political campaigns reflects their sense of civic duty.

John Burnett profiles the Reverend Rick Scarborough, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Pearland, Texas. Reverend Scarborough strongly encourages his parishioners to run for public office and apply the tenets of fundamentalist Christian morality to civic affairs.

Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in New Jersey, has become the most recent flashpoint in Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, as detainees complain about conditions inside the facility.

The 18-time Grammy Award winner is the latest musician to cancel an show at the Kennedy Center. Béla Fleck says he cannot currently perform there because it "has become charged and political."

After President Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center, artists have been canceling their performances in protest, putting a damper on holiday events, including the New Year's Eve celebrations.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about America's federal debt, which is at $36 trillion and growing.

Scientists who the agency deferred to when it delayed action related to the cancer risks of one chemical had previously worked on behalf of a company that used the chemical. But the EPA didn't know of the possible conflict of interest.

It's part of a deal between the Obama administration and Australia. President Trump called the agreement "horrible" in a heated phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in January.