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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., answers questions during a press conference at the Capitol on Thursday. The House is expected to vote on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

Congress' Showdown With The Executive Branch: Here's What You Need To Know

Democrats in the House want documents, records and testimony. The Republican administration won't play ball. Here is how we got here — and what's coming next.

Lawyer Reid Weingarten made his reputation by sending lawmakers to prison and investigating allegations in 1992 that a presidential campaign conspired with a foreign adversary to help its own election prospects.

When Politics, Prosecution Collide: Veteran Lawyer Calls Current State 'Disturbing'

Reid Weingarten, a former public corruption prosecutor, was called a conservative toady and a "lefty" the same day in separate cases. But the system resists the will of any individual, he says.

The Future Of The GOP Without Paul Ryan

After a tumultuous week, NPR's Michel Martin talks with political commentator Gayle Trotter and conservative analyst Charlie Sykes about what the future of the Republican party looks like without the House speaker.

The Department of Justice is marking 150 years this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House.

As Justice Department Turns 150, Some Agency Veterans Say It Needs A Facelift

Today's Department of Justice is supposed to be separate from the White House and politics, but advocates say it needs new rules and practices to restore a tarnished reputation.

Former President Barack Obama pays tribute to the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., during services Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

John Lewis, Towering Civil Rights Icon, Memorialized At Atlanta Funeral

"He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend.

New cases of COVID-19 shot up Thursday to more than 1,500, the highest daily tally since July. The rate of new cases had been slowly ramping up this month, after dipping in September. Eighteen counties are now in red alert status in the state’s color-coded risk system.

Morning Headlines: 18 Ohio Counties Now Red on COVID-19 Alert Map; Absentee Ballots Delayed for 100,

New cases of COVID-19 in Ohio shot up Thursday to more than 1,500; hundreds of thousands of Ohio voters who have been looking for their absentee ballots to arrive in the mail will be waiting another week; Kent State University says another 110 students have been ordered to quarantine in a dorm because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.

Joe Biden shops at Three Thirteen, a Detroit apparel store on Sept. 9. Biden is hoping Black and brown voters can help propel him to victory in Michigan, a state President Trump narrowly won in 2016.

Biden's Test In Michigan: Winning Over Black And Brown Voters Disillusioned In 2016

Donald Trump won the state four years ago in part because turnout dipped among Black and brown voters in key Democratic strongholds. Joe Biden is trying to energize these voters, but some remain wary.

Attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the back parking lot of a landscaping company over the weekend in Philadelphia.

Trump Election Lawsuits Have Mostly Failed. Here's What They Tried

"The claims are baseless, and at this point folks are grasping at straws," said one secretary of state, of the Trump campaign's legal strategy.

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International.

A Biden Promise About Overseas Abortion Funding Could Prove Difficult To Implement

It's part of an ongoing back-and-forth: Republican presidents ban U.S. funds for foreign aid groups that 'promote' abortion, Democratic presidents revoke the ban. This time things could be different.

Biden Begins Transition Work After Being Declared Election Victor

Joe Biden is the president-elect, but President Trump still hasn't conceded the race. Even though there's no evidence of widespread fraud, Trump is still questioning the legitimacy of the election.

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