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The executive order strips protections for thousands of federal workers. The administration says it's needed to get rid of "poor performers," but critics call it an attack on nonpolitical employees.

College students who are studying remotely can vote in the state where their college is located. But this is controversial in some places, and students are organizing.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about the sports of the week.

Millions of dollars are flowing into state legislative races. Redistricting and the coronavirus are expected to be top of the policy agenda in 2021 and party control could mean everything.

President Trump celebrated the mission at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying "we got our young man back."

The surge is particularly acute in the Midwest and Great Plains. Health experts say the increase is being driven in large part by people who don't exhibit any symptoms.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post editorial cartoonist Tom Toles, who is retiring after a 50-year career.

Actor Sean Connery has died at age 90. He will best be remembered as Hollywood's first James Bond — and as a Scotsman to his core.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England would go into lockdown for four weeks to stem surging coronavirus cases.

For the past six weeks, 24 students at Ann Arbor Community Learning Center have been doing their virtual classwork on computers provided by the public school district.