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House Speaker Michael Madigan is harshly criticizing a plan that would strip him of control over how Illinois draws its legislative maps. As IPRS' Amanda…

At almost every turn, the conventional wisdom turned out to be wrong in politics in 2015 — from Donald Trump to the depth of Bernie Sanders' support to the lack of strength of governors.

The massively popular BBC show, Top Gear, relaunches Monday on BBC America. Following the painfully public downfall of its former host, the new hosts have big gears to grind.

President Bush meets with Brazil's leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House. Market reform talks are on the table with the key South American trading partner. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Mark Everson, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, discusses the popularity of electronic filing. He also provides tips on who among us is most likely to be audited and offers options for people who still haven't filed.

Recent polls show that health care concerns and associated economic anxiety are approaching the war in terms of importance as a campaign issue. What positions are the presidential candidates staking out?

Also: Protests build in Egypt; gay pride events set across the U.S.; Obama pledges $7 billion to upgrade Africa's power systems; Kerry leaves Middle East, saying peace talks are "within reach;" and Google Reader is about to disappear.

Michael Horn's departure, effective immediately, was by "mutual agreement," a statement from the company says.

After several weeks, India's parliamentary elections have finally finished. Voters swept opposition leader Narendra Modi into power as prime minister, voting for the Hindu nationalist party he leads.

It is Donald Trump's first visit to Washington, D.C., since he locked up the Republican presidential nomination earlier this month.