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NPR's Michel Martin talks with political scientist Steven Levitsky of Harvard University about the future of American democracy.

President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence. What's the reaction from Uvalde, Texas?

Two reports released recently shine a light on the decade-long trends shaping our relationships to listening, from the dominance of video to the vinyl "boom" that isn't quite.

California is enduring its first major heat wave of the year. Temperatures are in the triple digits across the state. Experts say there's more of this weather to come this summer.

Charitable gun raffles have proliferated in recent years as fundraisers for law enforcement and civic organizations. But recent mass shootings have caused some organizers to postpone or cancel.

McLaurin, 48, will fill the post vacated by Ronnie Floyd, who resigned over the Executive Committee's handling of a third-party investigation into how the it addressed sexual abuse reports

The elections led to some notable results when it comes to former President Trump's endorsements, Republicans who voted for his impeachment and election deniers.

After being separated from her mother, Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid asked authorities to call her aunt — she had memorized the number. Now ProPublica has published video of her back with her mom.

Legal experts say the illegitimate submissions should motivate Congress to update the Electoral Count Act and "firm up the guardrails" of democracy.

Hanna Hopko, a pro-democracy activist from Ukraine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and convince lawmakers to send Ukraine more aid. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with her to see if it's working.