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Partisan divisions were on display as Republican lawmakers gave Trump frequent standing ovations, while Democrats sat stone faced, held signs and walked out of the chamber in protest.

The federal government has appropriated about $5 billion to Helene relief. Stein says that pales in comparison to other large hurricanes, and western N.C. needs more.

Hurricane Katrina resulted in nearly 1,400 deaths, according to revised statistics from the National Hurricane Center, and remains the costliest storm in U.S. history at around $200 billion in today's dollars.

A preview of two of the albums a member of the NPR Music team is looking forward to hearing in 2021: Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales and Ashnikko's Demidevil.

Wednesday's violent insurrection at the Capitol led to the death of five people. Some lawmakers and others worry that it was just the beginning of what's to come.

With nine days left in the Trump presidency, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are forging ahead with plans to remove Trump from office.

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

Named after the artist's mother, Savage's third album celebrates femininity as sensual, empowered and strong. It's her first release since being featured on Beyoncé's The Lion King soundtrack.

Arizona emergency room physician Cleavon Gilman says health care providers are under "unimaginable" emotional strain.

The president was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court but presented no evidence of fraud.

Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.

Rachel Martin speaks with the celebrated writer about Looking to Get Lost, an essay collection based on his interviews with legends of early rock and roll, blues and country.

After admitting the preliminary results of the clinical trial were a mistake, AstraZeneca is now facing many questions about the coronavirus vaccine it has developed with the University of Oxford.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about prospects for a pandemic relief package passing after the election and the agenda Democrats might pursue in the next Congress.

Alejandro Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear.

Scientists have released the most detailed look yet at where and how the U.S. government helps residents retreat from flood-prone areas. Climate change is making such questions more urgent.

In a statement, the senator said his Parkinson's disease was progressing. "I will not be able to do the job over the long term in the manner the citizens of Georgia deserve," Isakson said.

The lawmakers have been using the offices to meet with veterans. At least one believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.

This week's All Songs Consideredincludes an all-new song from the late Leonard Cohen, lyrically devastating work from (Sandy) Alex G, a battle of inner demons from Chastity Belt and more.