It will be up to districts whether they want to allow teachers to be armed. Critics of the bill said it could make classrooms more dangerous to students.
Close ties between vendors and election officials are getting extra attention as states plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on new voting machines by next year.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez about William Barr's decision not to appear on Capitol Hill for a second day of hearings. NPR's Tim Mak weighs in on the discussion.
At his first rallies as a presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden is making a direct pitch to white working-class voters, many of whom abandoned Democrats and supported Trump in 2016.
NPR's David Greene talks with lawyers Kim Wehle and Shan Wu about their perspectives on the legal implications of Attorney General Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
Attorney General Barr is refusing to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee. Also, an update on unrest in Venezuela and Julian Assange's extradition case.
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country's most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.
Robert Mueller's report landed, but the aftershocks continue to shake Washington. The latest tremors took place in a Senate hearing on Wednesday with Attorney General William Barr.