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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Dodger Stadium Becomes Site For Mass Coronavirus Vaccinations
by Jackie Fortiér
Los Angeles is transforming Dodger Stadium from a mass coronavirus testing site to a mass vaccination site. The city estimates it will be able to inoculate up to 12,000 people per day.
Federal Deal To Increase Vaccine Production Could Give Some Employees Early Access
by Sydney Lupkin
A federal manufacturing contract to increase COVID-19 vaccine production has an unusual clause that could move a company's employees and their families to the front of the vaccination line.
D.C. Residents Reflect On The City's Atmosphere Ahead Of Joe Biden's Inauguration
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro takes us to the streets of Washington, DC describing the mood ahead of expected protests by pro-Trump extremists.
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Analyzes The Violent Riot At The Capitol
Can you call the events of Jan. 6 an insurgency? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling what he thinks based on his experiences in Iraq.
State Capitals Strengthen Security Ahead Of Inauguration Day
by Brian Mann
Officials in state capitals across the U.S. are guarding against potential violence. Authorities have boarded up buildings, installed protective fencing, and called up the National Guard.
Set Amid A Pandemic, Biden's Inauguration Will Feel Unlike Any We've Seen
by Don Gonyea
President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony will feel unlike any other. Security is always a paramount concern, but it's been taken to unheard of levels this time.
How Washington, D.C. Is Preparing For President-Elect Joe Biden's Inauguration
Washington, D.C., is fortified in advance of the inaugural proceedings Jan. 20.
Politics Update: How Biden Will Spend His First Days As President
by Mara Liasson
Joe Biden has released his plan of action for his first few weeks in as president.
Far Right Extremism's History In America
by Kirk Siegler
Historians say the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol flowed in part from the refusal by some elected officials to openly condemn a particular strain of far-right extremism going back to the 1990s.
Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn On The Trauma Of Child Loss In 'Pieces Of A Woman'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn about their new film, Pieces of a Woman, about a home birth gone terribly wrong and the destruction that follows.