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The turnout rate in this year's presidential election was relatively high — and Republicans did really well, contradicting conventional political wisdom that high turnout benefits Democrats.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about the NFL's new collective bargaining agreement as well as how worries over the spread of COVID-19 will affect the March Madness tournament.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., about the ongoing partial government shutdown and the Senate GOP's meeting with President Trump on Wednesday.

The presidential election is over, and the complicated two-month sprint has begun to hand over the levers of power from one administration to the next.

In a speech to the Israeli-American Council, Trump described himself as Israel's "protector" and warned Jewish voters against voting for Harris. His remarks have sparked pushback from Jewish groups.

Sources told AP that protocol was not followed in editing a transcript of a call the president had with Latino activists responding to comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.

Voters in North Carolina are being courted by both Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns. In Granville county, a competitive area, voters have a variety of views and some remain undecided.

As battles over energy and climate heat up, national groups are putting more money into local races with a big impact. That includes the election of the land commissioner in New Mexico.

Israeli strikes on multiple homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory's Health Ministry said.

Last year, the number of homeless U.S. veterans on a given night fell 12 percent from the year before. But tens of thousands were still on the streets, and more could soon join them as troops return home. President Obama has vowed to end veterans' homelessness by 2015.