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As a new generation of leaders takes power in China, many young people don't care deeply about the Communist Party. Some say joining the party amounts to little more than a prudent career move. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops votes to approve a revised charter for policy on priests accused of sex abuse. The Vatican felt a charter bishops approved months earlier was at odds with church law. NPR's Duncan Moon reports.

Commentator Amity Shlaes takes a look at the foods we eat, and how the European Union is challenging what we call those foods.

Congress passes a stop-gap spending measure to take the nation past the lame-duck legislative session and fund government agencies through Jan. 11. The new Congress will take up much-delayed budget bills. NPR's Bob Edwards discusses the move with economist Robert Reischauer.

The Republican-controlled House approves the creation of a Homeland Security Department in a 299-121 vote. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) predicts the bill will pass in the Senate by next week. NPR's David Welna reports.

Pollsters find that negative advertising during this fall's campaigns displeased prospective voters more than ever. But while complaints about attack ads persist, the strategy is not likely to disappear. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) bids to become House minority leader. Pelosi is competing against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN). Pelosi speaks to NPR's Alex Chadwick. Morning Edition interviewed Ford on Nov. 13.

With the Republicans' impending control of both houses of Congress, an energy bill that couldn't get enough support now has a renewed chance. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

The Republican victory in last week's congressional election is expected to improve President Bush's ability to get his judicial nominees confirmed. But Democrats plan to put obstacles in his way. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Now that Republicans prepare to take control of both houses of Congress, the odds have improved for a bill that would make it tougher to declare bankruptcy. But the measure faces a hurdle: an amendment targeting anti-abortion protesters. NPR's David Molpus reports.