Juana Summers

Many Black Lives Matter activists are furious that the law enforcement response to the breach of the U.S. Capitol appeared light compared to aggressive tactics they've endured at the hands of police.

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress' tally of Electoral College votes.

Biden was expected to deliver remarks on the economy but instead addressed the protesters who forcefully stormed the U.S. Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Biden's election win.

As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office.

With federal executions being carried out in the final weeks of the Trump administration, progressive activists feel the urgency to press the incoming Biden administration to curtail the practice.

President-elect Joe Biden says the people he has selected will lead his administration's "ambitious plan to address the existential threat of our time, climate change."

When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes office, she brings with her what stepdaughter Ella Emhoff describes as a "big blended family." Other blended families are celebrating that visibility.

Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where President Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.

Young voters appear to have voted in record numbers, mostly backing Joe Biden. They plan to hold him accountable on issues such as climate change and gun control, though Congress may slow his agenda.

The former first lady warned in a post on Instagram that a refusal to commit to an orderly transfer of power could put the country at risk.

Activists plan to hold President-elect Biden accountable on an agenda for climate, gun control and racial justice. But a divided Congress may limit their expectations.

Black women in South Carolina pushed an early major victory to set Biden on the path to winning the nomination, and now Black women want a seat at the table.

Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Asian American elected vice president of the United States. Her rise marks a statement about a changing nation.

Democrats have long cited the growing Latino population to win states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona. But Biden's performance concerned members of his party — and may have cost him votes.

Latino voters helped shape the presidential race in different ways across the country. Some activists are criticizing Democrats for not working harder to court Latinos.

The Associated Press has surveyed tens of thousands of registered voters to get a handle on voter demographics and what issues are driving their votes. NPR overviews the results of the VoteCast poll.

Over 90 million Americans have already voted, and the campaigns are making targeted efforts to turn out key blocs. Trends have shifted from four years ago among groups like seniors and Latinos.

More than 6 million voters under 30 have cast early ballots, compared with roughly 2 million at the same time in 2016. The number of first-time voters in that group has doubled in four years.

The investment, shared first with NPR, comes as the campaigns of both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have focused intently on Black male voters.

In a telephone interview, the president slammed the Democratic vice presidential nominee using a term he has previously reserved for terrorists, murders and major natural disasters.