Politics & Government

Gospel great Fred Hammond discusses his participation in "The 2021 Inaugural Gospel Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Unity," which will take place Wednesday.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) about his role as an impeachment manager.

The hotel company is the latest to sever ties with the Republican senator following his objection to Electoral College results during Congress' certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win.

The vice president-elect will be sworn in on Wednesday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, both women of color who broke barriers. As vice president, Harris will tip control of the Senate to Democrats.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro takes us to the streets of Washington, DC describing the mood ahead of expected protests by pro-Trump extremists.

Can you call the events of Jan. 6 an insurgency? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling what he thinks based on his experiences in Iraq.

Officials in state capitals across the U.S. are guarding against potential violence. Authorities have boarded up buildings, installed protective fencing, and called up the National Guard.

President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony will feel unlike any other. Security is always a paramount concern, but it's been taken to unheard of levels this time.

Washington, D.C., is fortified in advance of the inaugural proceedings Jan. 20.

Joe Biden has released his plan of action for his first few weeks in as president.

Historians say the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol flowed in part from the refusal by some elected officials to openly condemn a particular strain of far-right extremism going back to the 1990s.

President Trump encouraged his supporters to "fight" before the assault on the Capitol, echoing the kind of macho message that has defined his political career.