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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the growing threat of violent domestic extremism following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik "T.K." Johnson about the chaos of the Jan. 6 riots, and why he put on a MAGA hat that day.

Dick Cheney is about to leave office having spent the past eight years wielding more power than vice presidents throughout U.S. history. In the first term, he drove policy on issues he cared about. In the end, President Bush became more wary, and Cheney's influence waned but hardly ceased.

Rob Porter was working at the White House with a temporary security clearance. Throughout the government, though, there is a big backlog of background checks that is hampering its function.

Top Democratic leaders are calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but his campaign says he is not going anywhere. And, key takeaways from the RNC.

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Donald Trump chooses as his running mate: the vice presidential nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

An Italian regional leader said that 14 persons remained unaccounted for: 10 Italians, three from Czechia and one from Austria.

This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.