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As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

A part of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the Dali, a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship, crashed into it.

Longtime incumbent Steve Troxler is again seeking reelection to an office he’s held for two decades. Democrat Sarah Taber is challenging him. Agriculture is North Carolina’s largest industry, and while the Agriculture Commissioner doesn’t generate frequent headlines, the job is crucial to the state’s economy.

What options does the U.S. have to tamp down tensions in the Middle East? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian.

The Secret Service director was on Capitol Hill Monday. For nearly five hours, she faced questions from House lawmakers demanding answers about the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

After the president signed an executive order "defending women against gender ideology extremism," several federal government websites on gender and sexual health disappeared.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol covered heated meetings inside the White House. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas reports.

What makes history come alive? When you can see repercussions, for good or for ill, in the present day. It’s why North Carolina state historian LeRae Umfleet, the author of the state’s official report on Wilmington’s 1898 massacre and coup d'état, keeps talking about it.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held its first public hearing Thursday. Republican Liz Cheney broke with virtually all of her GOP colleagues to help lead the probe.

Federal authorities have restricted helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The move comes days after a deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter.