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With the House finally seated after a week of drama, the legislative agenda is set to fulfill several GOP campaign promises to oppose abortion, investigate Democrats and target IRS funding.

On Wednesday President Trump heads to Ohio, a state where he promised residents that industrial jobs would come back. He is lashing out on social media after a high-profile auto plant closed there.

Brazil's president-elect says the country is back in the environmental protection game. He made the announcement at this year's U.N. climate conference which he hopes will come to the Amazon in 2025.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alexa Villanueva praised his department, remained defiant against his critics and wished his successor Robert Luna well Tuesday, conceding he will not serve a second term.

The Senate Foreign Relations committee has heard from Hillary Clinton, who has been picked to be the next secretary of State. The committee chairman, Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, promised a "fair and expeditious confirmation process."

Mexico's next President will be a woman — that much is certain. But as the two main candidates launch their campaigns, what are their policies and what should we expect ahead of the June vote?

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with environmental educator and researcher Suzana Padua about how the election of Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro may threaten the country's conservation efforts.

Russia promises a "credible" investigation into Saturday's plane crash over the Sinai peninsula that killed all 224 people on board. Investigators are looking into what could cause the Airbus A321 to disintegrate in flight.

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters.

Rulings by a Supreme Court justice have drawn criticism and skepticism of Brazil's anticorruption promises. He threw out years of evidence and suspended billions of dollars from corruption cases.