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Democrats argue major voting reforms are needed to protect democracy. Now, with control of Congress and the presidency, the party will need to decide what changes are realistic.

White House officials have in some instances violated public health guidelines for the coronavirus. NPR discusses what would have happened if guidelines were followed.

The state is the first in U.S. to reach the grim benchmark as the nation faces a widespread surge in infections.

With 40 percent of the nation's coal, Wyoming is by far the largest coal-producing state. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the future of coal production with energy economist Robert Godby.

Republicans were able to avoid an embarrassing loss of a House seat in Georgia to Democrats Tuesday night. It now heads to a one-on-one matchup in June.

The new president is finding out that things happen, and the world's greatest superpower has to respond.

If the projections are correct and the Conservatives lose their majority, May could remain prime minister. But it would require a coalition with other parties.

Kaiilash Satyarthi came to Washington to encourage the U.S. government to fight for the freedom of child laborers.

Critics say Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has targeted the poor disproportionately while high level drug kingpins go free. More than 7,000 people have died in encounters with police or in so-called vigilante killings, mostly in poorer neighborhoods where getting by is already a struggle.

In Alabama, voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary for U.S. Senate. The race is to fill a seat long occupied by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.