Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells NPR that the military "will obey the lawful orders of civilian control of the military."
The Democratic nominee has in recent days refused to answer questions on whether he would seek to increase the number of Supreme Court justices, if elected president.
President Trump has resumed public appearances as Senate confirmation hearings for his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, are scheduled to begin.
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing is moving ahead under exceedingly unusual circumstances, with Election Day looming and a coronavirus outbreak still roiling Washington.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has long crafted an image that she's independent from the GOP, but to get re-elected this fall, she'll need her party more than ever.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Marsha McGovern, Frank Rizzo, and Susan Lydon about the poltical trends among older voters in and around Sun City, Ariz.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Desmond Meade of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition about the restoration of voting rights to Floridians with felony convictions.