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From 2001 to 2020, we talk to people who were in the room when warnings were dismissed, or ignored, by the President of the United States.

More Iowans are voting by mail during the coronavirus pandemic than ever before, and blind and visually impaired voters have been asking state officials to allow them to do the same.

Hospitals in Montana are straining. The state racked up hundreds of COVID-19 cases in September. New restrictions could be imposed as Governor Steve Bullock tries to unseat a Republican U.S. senator.

In Libby, Mont., an estimated 1 in 10 have an asbestos-related illness, after decades of pollution from a now-shuttered mine. With lungs already scarred, many fear contracting the coronavirus.

Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. Yet they draw on their inner strength to survive — and thrive. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik invented his fun (and frustrating) colorful cube in 1974. He tells that story, and talks about creativity, curiosity, play and puzzles, in Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All.

But a top aide to Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she spoke to the treasury secretary Wednesday about a standalone measure to help airlines. A previous attempt to do this failed amid GOP opposition.

New enforcement guidelines are now in place, pushing hospitals to comply with rigorous reporting requirements or risk losing a crucial funding stream from the federal government.

"I've been told they've been charged with exhibiting a firearm and tampering with evidence," Joel Schwartz, who represents Mark and Patricia McCloskey told NPR.

The ACLU of Iowa filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of five Black Lives Matter activists accusing the Iowa State Patrol of violating protesters’ free speech rights by banning them from the Iowa State Capitol grounds and surrounding areas.