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More women are likely to hold seats in Congress than ever before after this election. But despite being a majority of the electorate, they'll still make up only about 20 percent of the next Congress.

A New Orleans socialite donated space in her family's mausoleum in the city's famous St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. Now, the final resting place of a white, aristocratic family is also the eternal home of black musical royalty: Ernie "Emperor of the Universe" K-Doe and Earl King.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack removed Acting Voice of America Director Elez Biberaj, part of a broad effort to install Trump supporters before the Biden administration comes to power.

Pennsylvania is a swing state, site of the attempt on ex-President Trump's life, and home of a potential Democratic VP pick. We talk with activists in Pennsylvania about how it's all playing there.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tina Knowles, the mother of artists Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles, about her new memoir, "Matriarch."

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.

Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.

The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries.

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar won the night's biggest awards, but the real takeaway from the Grammys is that a wave of younger stars has arrived on the pop scene, fully prepared to own the spotlight.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about his new book, "It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change," which is part memoir and part strategy guide.