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As many as 30% of Iowa voters could be affected by polling place closures, according to a new analysis by NPR, the Center for Public Integrity and Stateline.

The patriarch/peace activist was assassinated in Somalia. His wife and 3 daughters fled. Mom (and one child) returned to build on his work. Now they've won the Aurora Prize — which has its own twist.

NPR political correspondents recap the battle between state governors and President Trump on lifting social distancing measures and effectively re-opening the United States for business.

The beloved singer-songwriter who influenced generations of folk, country and Americana artists died Tuesday at the age of 73.

There are rumblings that U.S. health officials may start encouraging Americans to wear face masks to cut down on asymptomatic spread. But with continued shortages, it's not clear how we'd do that.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and to Crystal Watson, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about the proposal for a national contact tracing program.

The pair have found and are maintaining a place for themselves in the professional songwriting world of Nashville.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Laurie Garduque of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, about efforts to reduce local jail populations.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about the administration's next step in immigration policy. Biden calls the Trump-era program for asylum-seekers "inhumane."

The former Supreme Court nominee will face the Senate this week as President Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department. If confirmed, he'll inherit a department reeling from political scandals.