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NPR's Nina Totenberg concludes her behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The justices, after announcing their unanimous decision that public schools must not be segregated, found it difficult to get the ruling implemented.

William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."

House Democrats filed an impeachment resolution with one article, charging President Trump with inciting a violent insurrection. They are urging Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Violent acts such as the riot on Capitol Hill have been incubating in the Western U.S. for years. Some have stormed federal buildings and threatened agents, with little legal consequences.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about the House's consideration of President Trump's impeachment and the outlook for a Senate trial.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with South African health official Anban Pillay about challenges in COVID-19 vaccination in his country as wealthier countries lock up much of the world's vaccines.

House Democrats are on course to impeach President Trump. The article of impeachment is expected to be approved on Wednesday, and some key Republicans are on board.

Trump supporters who marched and rioted at the U.S. Capitol building last week are facing a powerful backlash — with consequences ranging from arrest to job losses to death threats.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Garrett Graff about his piece for Politico Magazine in which he argues that the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a failure of Capitol Police leadership.

Young people of color saw deep racial inequities in the way the assault on the U.S. Capitol played out. And some expect to keep battling those inequities well after President Trump leaves office.