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Problems at the VA are not new; the system has struggled for years to deliver health care in a timely manner. Most of those enduring long waits are older vets from Vietnam, Korea and World War II.

The president-elect has settled some of the legal and regulatory disputes he's embroiled in, but critics say his actions don't go far enough.

Republicans are working on plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. One of the possibilities that has been put forward, reinstating high-risk pools. NPR's Audie Cornish talked to Ryan Burt, who's been involved with high-risk pools for 25 years and helped establish Minnesota's high-risk pool, one of the oldest and most highly regarded high-risk pool programs in the country.

With a Republican in the White House, the GOP and anti-abortion groups hope to succeed in defunding Planned Parenthood. But there's sure to be a fight, and the road ahead will be bumpy.

On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump attended a prayer service, and met with CIA agents in Langley, Va.

A decision by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday put a halt on the construction of the oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Protesters rejoiced after months of demonstrations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak about what's next for the pipeline.

No rational person would try to cut nearly all government spending by a fixed amount, regardless of the individual merit of any given program. That's kind of the point.

More than one in ten Catholics in the world live in Brazil and it was the first country Pope Benedict XVI visited outside of Europe when he was elected. Now Brazilian cardinal Odilo Scherer is among those considered as a potential contender to be the next pope. Audie Cornish talks with Reinaldo Lopes, who writes about religion for the Brazilian newspaper Folha, about Catholicism in the South American country.

Boeing's Dreamliner 787s remain grounded. And neither investigators nor Boeing can say exactly what caused a battery fire on a Japan Airlines jet. Nevertheless, Boeing thinks it has a fix, and while the Federal Aviation Administration is poised to allow Boeing to begin proving the redesign will be effective, the planes won't be back in service anytime soon.

In Boston, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are releasing a few more details about two explosions that killed three people and left dozens of others injured. The FBI says the explosive devices may have included a pressure cooker, filled with things like nails and ball bearings. Investigators believe dark nylon bags or back-packs may have been used. But there's still much authorities don't know — like who planted the devices and why.