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NPR's Susan Davis speaks with Joe Cunningham, former South Carolina congressman, about his campaign for governor and his position on age limits for politicians.

The Nebraska state lawmaker at the center of the debate over whether the state will switch to a winner-takes-all system in the Electoral College says he will not support the effort.

The 62-year-old scientist turned politician campaigned on a promise to protect an expanded social safety net and fight for the poor like her predecessor, but she faces many pressing problems.

Washington, D.C. community activist and restaurateur Andy Shallal talks about organizing the alternative inaugural ball, to be held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Former prosecutor Lori Lightfoot also made history by becoming the city's first openly gay mayor. Lightfoot will succeed Rahm Emanuel who has served in that office since 2011.

President Trump is pitching an immigration plan and needs to strike a difficult balance to meet the priorities of two parties with vastly different agendas on this issue.

The legal cases argue that online classes don't have the same value as on-campus ones.

Clothing companies H&M, Nike and Adidas face boycotts for their refusal to use cotton from China's Xinjiang region.

Witnesses report Myanmar security forces have fired into crowds, and even windows. Observers say at least 54 people have been killed and 1,800 detained since the Feb. 1 coup.

The Senate passed new legislation to address a spike in hate crimes and violence targeted at the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Josh Hawley was the only senator to vote against it.