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Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock's wins in the Georgia Senate runoffs cements Democrats' control of the Senate for the next two years, but comes as polarization and political violence are on the rise.

Black voters and activists in Savannah, Ga., where Revered Rafael Warnock grew up, are celebrating his historic victory over the GOP challenger in one of the state's Senate runoff elections.

Valerie Musser ran a catering business until the pandemic. With her spare time, she prepared lizard-sized meals, got Lenny a petite chef's hat and offered recipes for humans, like blueberry muffins.

When a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, they faced surprisingly little security for such an important location. The mob smashed windows and rampaged through both the House and Senate chambers.

Some say it's the precise word to describe the actions of the pro-Trump extremists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. But others warn its use will do more harm than good.

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 58% say Trump is responsible for the riot at the Capitol, but most Republicans don't — and most of them don't accept the accuracy of the election either.

The FBI is monitoring "concerning online chatter" about events surrounding Inauguration Day, heightening security concerns ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's swearing-in.

The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer for the COVID-19 response.

Patti Neighmond, an outgoing health policy correspondent who has worked at NPR for 40 years, remembers her favorite story — about a young quadriplegic woman dependent on a ventilator.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephanie Cutter, an executive producer of the upcoming inauguration, about security measures being taken in light of last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.