Politics & Government
Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police
After the president addressed the crowd gathered to protest President-elect Joe Biden's win, Trump supporters pushed past barriers onto the Capitol grounds.
McConnell Condemns Republican Objections To Electoral College Results
"Our democracy would enter a death spiral," Mitch McConnell said of a scenario in which Congress might overturn election results.
Trump Calls on Pence To Reject Electoral Votes. Pence Says He Won't
The president spoke before supporters at a rally on the Ellipse as Congress began ceremonial counting of electoral votes.
Citing History, Sen. Cruz Wants A Panel To Probe Elections
But there are some crucial differences between the 1876 electoral controversy and today's election.
Pence Says He Doesn't Have Power To Reject Electoral Votes
The vice president said he believes "the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not."
Arizona Is 1st State For Republican Elector Challenge
Arizona is the first of what is expected to be at least three challenges by GOP lawmakers attempting to overturn the results of the presidential election.
Merrick Garland Is To Be Joe Biden's Nominee For Attorney General
The federal appeals judge was spurned when Democrats supported him as a Supreme Court justice. Now the incoming Biden administration wants him to lead what it calls reform at the Justice Department.
Democrat Warnock Wins Ga. Runoff, Becomes State's 1st Black Senator
NPR's Noel King talks to Raphael Warnock about his election victory, which puts control of the U.S. Senate within the Democratic Party's reach. The other Senate runoff is too close to call.
'Welcome To The New Georgia': Raphael Warnock On His Win In Senate Runoff
He becomes the first Black person to be elected to the Senate from the state and the first Black Democratic senator from the South.