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Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.

A standoff over pandemic-related liability protections for businesses has emerged as one of the biggest sticking points holding up the much-needed coronavirus relief bill.

The Electoral College will vote on Monday to affirm Joe Biden's victory over President Trump. NPR discusses the latest on the vote and what comes next.

As health care workers started administering the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine across the U.S., Electoral College members met in every state to affirm the 2020 election results.

Researchers found that basketball players score more during their time playing in the NBA bubble — possibly because the players' circadian rhythms weren't disrupted by travel across time zones.

Trump said he and Barr had a "very nice meeting" Monday and that their "relationship has been a very good one." Barr started out as a loyalist, but his relationship with the president frayed.

Attorney General William Barr will be leaving the Justice Department before Christmas. President Trump tweeted that Barr will be replaced by the Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen.

Soon after the Electoral College vote ended with the final ballots cast in Hawaii, President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation. Also, Attorney General Bill Bar resigned on Monday.

A new wave of senators are finally acknowledging what has been clear for weeks: that Joe Biden is president-elect. Even with the formal affirmation of the election outcome, many holdouts remain.

Mahbubullah Muhibbi is the latest, and one of the highest-profile victims of shadowy assailants, who've killed journalists, police, security forces, judicial authorities and senior administrators.