Supreme Court Appears Likely To Uphold Obamacare
At least two of the court's conservative justices seemed to suggest the law should stand whether or not the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.
Politics & Government
Trump Election Lawsuits Have Mostly Failed. Here's What They Tried
"The claims are baseless, and at this point folks are grasping at straws," said one secretary of state, of the Trump campaign's legal strategy.
Head Of DOJ's Election Crimes Unit Steps Down After Barr OKs Election Inquiries
The attorney general's policy breaks with Justice Department guidance of not interfering with elections that has stood for 40 years, Richard Pilger says.
McConnell, Schumer Reelected To Lead Their Parties In The Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will continue in their leadership roles in the next Congress. But control of the chamber won't be decided until January.
Report: The Pandemic Is Not Good For Freedom And Democracy. But There Are Exceptions
A survey from the nonpartisan group Freedom House finds that democracy and human rights have lost ground in 80 countries — and even calls the U.S. to task. But there are bright spots.
Author And Journalist Tom Ricks: Founding Fathers Expected Today's Political State
"I think Madison, especially, would be very proud to see that when America deeply disagrees, as it does now, that things grind to a halt," Ricks, author of a new book, First Principles, tells NPR.
Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
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.
DOJ Allows Prosecutors To Investigate Trump's False Voting Claims
Joe Biden and his team are moving ahead on plans for their transition to the White House, even as President Trump refuses to concede and continues to make baseless claims of voter fraud.
Wisconsin Voters Say Both Sides Must Move Past Contentious Election
Wisconsin saw one of the nation's tightest presidential contests. How do voters there deal with their state's sharp political and social divisions and move forward?
3 Black Male Voters Discuss The Election, Messaging And The Future
NPR's Noel King talks to three Black men — John Settles, Tim Graves and Demetre Coles — who break down their vote, what matters to them and how they view a Biden presidency.