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Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed the Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber and occupied offices.

Stina Leicht's new sci-fi novel has a lot of moving parts: Space opera, rough-and-tumble mercenaries, corporate intrigue, alien first contact — and to her credit, she almost pulls it all off.

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a blistering rebuke of President Trump on Thursday, a day after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol.

Linda talks with David Redden, an executive vice-president of Sotheby's auction house.

The president-elect picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Biden ally with deep ties to unions, as his labor secretary,

Thousands of pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol. Where does the country go from here?

The U.K. is struggling to stop a more contagious version of the coronavirus. NPR discusses what might happen if the variant spreads across the U.S.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor in Princeton University's Department of African American Studies, about how police handled the breach of the Capitol.

Democrats control the new Congress by such a slim margin that passing health laws will be daunting. Instead Biden may have to use executive authority to advance his health care vision.

Insurrectionists storm the Capitol. The Electoral College's vote for Joe Biden was certified.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cecilia Rouse, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the Council of Economic Advisers, about the Biden administration's plans for boosting the U.S. economy.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about investigating the failures of the Capitol Police during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

"The stark reality is that we will run out of beds for patients in the next couple of weeks unless the spread of the virus slows down drastically," London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday.

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after being injured in the mayhem, was a 42-year-old military veteran.

Former FBI Director James Comey sees his obligation, his client, not as the person or party who appointed him or even as the Department of Justice. He sees his obligation as being to justice itself.

Comedian Baron Vaughn and musician Open Mike Eagle compete in a music parody game about slow prom songs changed to be about things you learned in high school.

The U.S. hit more than 4,000 deaths on Jan. 7, which also saw 274,703 new infections, according to Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths.

Only one of Biden's Cabinet nominees, retired U.S. Army General Lloyd Austin, has a confirmation hearing scheduled.

At times, TV brings us live coverage of something so shocking that we'll never forget it. The image of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol ranks as one of the most momentous events ever broadcast.

With case and death counts still surging, the pressure is on to vaccinate as many people as possible. Here's what it will take to get more Americans their shots, fast.