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Each month, NPR's All Things Considered invites a poet into the newsroom to see how the show comes together, and to write an original poem about the news. This month, our NewsPoet is Tess Taylor.

The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The U.S. government and Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president are calling on the military to withdraw support for Maduro's government. But fomenting a coup could bring unexpected consequences.

After determining that the Syrian government has crossed a red line by using chemical weapons, the White House has agreed to start sending military aid to the rebels. Some analysts think it may be too late to tip the balance in Syria, where Assad's forces backed by Hezbollah, Iran and Russia have been gaining ground.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken held the first of two days of talks with officials in Beijing. Blinken is the first member of President Biden's cabinet to visit China.

The Senate has approved and sent to the White House a bitterly contested rewrite of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The bill overhauls disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping. It also shields phone companies from lawsuits for their role in the administration's warrantless eavesdropping program.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has led his party to a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. But opposition groups say voter fraud was widespread. They accuse the authorities of rigging the vote to let Putin retain power after his presidential term ends.

Alabama voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' vacant Senate seat. Voters will choose Republican and Democrat candidates for the seat that opened when Sessions joined the White House.

California has strict protections for farm workers who labor outside when air quality is poor. But the state's worker safety agency rarely cites employers not in compliance with those regulations.

After closing her trailblazing restaurant Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, California, Holland shares what soul food dishes give her comfort these days.