Republicans are accusing Democrats of a power grab as they try to pass federal voting legislation. The GOP is also still struggling with former President Trump's ongoing lies about the 2020 election.
Public health experts say COVID-19 won't be eradicated, but studies show the omicron variant is less severe than delta, and there are ways to manage the disease — which will become predictable.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Gwen Kirby about her debut collection of short stories Shit Cassandra Saw and why it is empowering to get to be a complicated woman.
With many teachers out sick with COVID-19, schools are scrambling to find substitute teachers. Texas schools are having to get creative so that students can continue going to in-person classes.
Bare shelves at supermarkets are attributed to omicron, a labor shortage, climate change and other reasons. "We're really seeing the perfect storm," one industry expert told NPR.
There's growing evidence that omicron causes less severe disease than previous variants. Does that mean SARS-CoV-2 is evolving into a more mild virus? Will future surges be less deadly and disruptive?
Consumer prices were 7% higher in December than the year prior — the sharpest increase in nearly four decades. Many expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to try to bring inflation down.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. David Rubin, primary care physician and director of PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on how schools should consider navigating the current COVID wave.
Reid was recalled as a "legendary leader" as colleagues and friends gathered to pay tribute to a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in Nevada to the most powerful position in the Senate.