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New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, left, takes a pen from then-presidential candidate Joe Biden after he filed to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot on Nov. 8, 2019.

New Hampshire's longtime guardian of its early presidential primary is stepping down

Secretary of State William Gardner, who earned a national reputation as gatekeeper of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, has held the office since 1976.

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., who chairs the House's panel on the coronavirus, warned that if the Department of Health and Human Services failed to produce all missing documents by Dec. 15, the panel "will have no choice but to issue subpoenas to compel production."

House Oversight Committee Chair: Testimony Points To Political Interference At CDC

Rep. James Clyburn says the Trump Administration may have deliberately tried to "conceal and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered" with the CDC's coronavirus response.

Vice President Harris met with NATO allies last month when she was at the Munich Security Conference.

Vice President Harris is going to Poland after the U.S. rejected fighter jet offer

Poland offered to stage fighter jets for Ukraine on a U.S. base in Germany. The Pentagon said that wasn't tenable. It all happened the day before Vice President Harris left for Warsaw.

Demonstrators hold signs saying "Count Me In" outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019, when the court blocked former President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to 2020 census forms.

What to know about the accuracy of the 2020 census — and why it matters for you

COVID-19 and interference by former President Donald Trump's administration have made it harder to pinpoint the accuracy of the numbers used to redistribute political representation and federal money.

Restrictions on in-person office work "likely" to be extended

It is "likely" that Michigan's emergency rule restricting most in-person office work will be extended for up to six months after it expires in mid-April,…

In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

Dawn Wooten (left), who filed the whistleblower complaint about conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center, participates in a news conference Tuesday in Atlanta.

Whistleblower Alleges 'Medical Neglect,' Questionable Hysterectomies Of ICE Detainees

Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups are calling for the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to investigate the claims, centered on conditions at a facility in Georgia.

In wake of U.S. Capitol attack, Michigan business group rethinks political spending

Arguably, the most powerful pro-business-advocacy group in the state is the Detroit Regional Chamber. They have announced that they’re changing the way it…

In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Social Security and Medicare is front and center as the government releases its annual report on the state of the bedrock retirement programs on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.

A New Report Says The COVID Recession Has Pushed Social Security Insolvency Up A Year

The new projections in the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees reports indicate that the program will be unable to pay full benefits in 2034. Last year's estimated exhaustion date was 2035.

CIA William Burns told the House Intelligence Committee that he believes Russian leader Vladimir Putin is 'angry and frustrated' by the slow pace of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Burns said he expects Putin to 'double-down,' which could lead to heavy fighting for control of Ukraine's cities in the coming weeks.

Stalled and frustrated, Putin will likely 'double down' in the coming weeks, CIA says

CIA Director William Burns says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin's expectations. Burns now predicts weeks of "ugly" fighting for control of Ukraine's cities.

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