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Federal guidelines say school personnel and child care workers should receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as front-line workers. NPR talks with educators about their opinion of the vaccine.

NPR looks at how different U.S. officials, including President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Pence, lawmakers and President Trump's staff, reacted to Wednesday's insurrection in Washington, D.C.

The United States is now a few weeks into a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign. And it has been going slower than health officials had hoped. NPR looks at solutions for speeding it up.

Reading from U.S. regulations, Mayor Muriel Bowser describes terrorism as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government."

Ratified in 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the vice president the ability to assume the powers of the presidency if he has the support of the executive Cabinet.

A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.

The U.S. has only four percent of the world's population — and yet it accounts for 20 percent of all COVID deaths. New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright discusses America's pandemic year.

The woman killed by United States Capitol Police was identified as Ashli E. Babbitt, 35, of San Diego. She was one of four who died during Wednesday's events.

The House speaker said she had already made her opinion known to Vice President Pence, and if he and the Cabinet don't act, "Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment."

Armed with pro-Trump banners, the rioters far outnumbered and swiftly overwhelmed the Capitol Police as they charged up the steps, smashed windows, broke into the Senate chamber and occupied offices.