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Reading from U.S. regulations, Mayor Muriel Bowser describes terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government."

A day after pro-Trump extremists breached the U.S. Capitol, law enforcement is scrambling to make arrests. Also, the effort has shed light on how the building's security failed.

President Trump was recorded trying to get a Georgia official to change the vote and insisting he won the state in the presidential election. He did not. What happens now?

Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling for Trump's removal ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration. NPR's Noel King talks to Constitution expert Kim Wehle about the 25th Amendment.

When a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, they faced surprisingly little security for such an important location. The mob smashed windows and rampaged through both the House and Senate chambers.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP strategist Scott Jennings, who worked for Sen. Mitch McConnell, about the outgoing majority leader, and the GOP's response to the mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol.

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists has shocked America's allies, and prompted denunciations. They've called it an assault on democracy, and urged a peaceful transfer of power.

The U.S. has only four percent of the world's population — and yet it accounts for 20 percent of all COVID deaths. New Yorkerwriter Lawrence Wright discusses America's pandemic year.

A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.

NPR looks at how different U.S. officials, including President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Pence, lawmakers and President Trump's staff, reacted to Wednesday's insurrection in Washington, D.C.

The United States is now a few weeks into a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign. And it has been going slower than health officials had hoped. NPR looks at solutions for speeding it up.

The coronavirus is ripping across one of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states — Alabama. The state ranks third in the U.S. for the number of people per capita hospitalized with COVID-19.

The arts employ nearly five million people in America, but advocates say President Trump's record of support for arts and humanities has been mixed. Will that change under the Biden administration?

Uganda is a week away from its contentious presidential election. And after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some Ugandans are worried about what will happen in their country.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Adam Jentleson, former deputy chief of staff to Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, about his reaction to the events that took place on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

India, the world's biggest vaccine-maker, plans to vaccinate 300 million people in the first half of 2021. People in India are expected to start getting their shots as early as next week.

"Boeing's employees chose the path of profit over candor," Justice Department officials said, after reaching a deal with Boeing. Most of the funds will pay airlines whose planes were grounded.

California ordered hospitals to share the patient burden and asked the federal government for more medical teams. In LA County, overtaxed hospitals say oxygen supplies could soon be a concern.

A new study suggests reopening schools may be safer than previously thought, at least in communities where the coronavirus is not already spreading out of control.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer have called for President Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment.