County election officials will get more time to begin processing absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, under a plan approved by state lawmakers Friday. The change follows concerns that unofficial results may be delayed, due to the sheer scope of mail-in ballots this year, and the extra work needed to process them.

Meat supply chains got upended by the pandemic. But processing is back up to speed and prices are starting to come down.

The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.

The Supreme Court vacancy is not at the top of the minds of the Colorado voters we spoke to this week, while health care and the pandemic are.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ryan Nichols of the River City Fraternal Order of Police about what it's like to be an officer in Louisville amid continuing outrage over Breonna Taylor's death.

This week, Code Switch is talking about our favorite pandemic reads. Today's conversation is with author Elisabeth Thomas, about her fictional cult-like college, set deep in the woods of Pennsylvania.