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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Chris Lu, who led the Obama-Biden transition team in 2008, about how the General Services Administration facilitates transitions between presidents.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers about his fight to keep the state from adopting a "winner-take-all" system and Joe Biden winning one electoral vote there.

With so many people hunkered down due to the coronavirus pandemic, jigsaw puzzle sales are booming — and retailers are struggling to meet the increased demand.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Gen. Gustave Perna about overseeing the logistics of a coronavirus vaccine for the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed program.

The former president crossed the border from Argentina and was welcomed by a large group of supporters, just a day after his former economy minister, Luis Arce, was sworn in as president.

The attorney general specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.

Often the voice of the Palestinians in peace talks with Israel, Erekat's pursuit of peace through negotiation never prevailed. He was 65.

There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.

Rapinoe has also been an outspoken advocate for pay equity and the Black Lives Matter movement. "I see patriotism as constantly demanding better of ourselves," she says. Her new book is One Life.

A four-part limited series version of the Song Exploder podcast debuts on Netflix Friday. The series examines the creative process behind one song each episode.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a billboard campaign in Charlotte over the weekend. Sheriff Garry McFadden called the billboards misleading.

President-elect Biden has begun work on getting his administration in place, but the Trump administration has yet to hand him the keys to begin the transition formally.

The senators say there have been "too many failures in Georgia elections this year" without mentioning specifics to support their claims.

The Latin Alt program director Byron Gonzalez shares songs from a few of his favorite artists making music outside the Latin mainstream.

Branden Snyder, head of Detroit Action, says he hopes the president-elect shows he supports the Black community by prioritizing affordable housing, living wages and environmental justice.

Gen. Gustave Perna says as soon as the FDA deems a vaccine safe and effective, his team is ready to coordinate deployment of tens of millions of doses as early as next month.

City Council voted unanimously Monday night to subsidize a new development at Eastland Mall and to pay for improvements to Bank of America Stadium for the Charlotte FC MLS team.

The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday questioning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with medical pricing expert Erin Fuse Brown about what's at stake.

The U.S. voting system faced many challenges in 2020, including the coronavirus pandemic, a highly divided electorate and allegations of fraud. But many election observers say things went pretty well.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been "terminated," President Trump announced on Twitter on Monday. Esper will be replaced by Christopher C. Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center.