He talked with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book;the 2020 election and Donald Trump's refusal to concede; racial hostility in America; and other topics.
In his memoir A Promised Land, Obama tells the story of his political rise through the first two years of his presidency. Here, listen to excerpts from the book before its release on Tuesday.
Manuel Merino became the country's president on Tuesday after Peru's Congress voted to oust President Martín Vizcarra. Merino lasted just days before Congress asked him to step down.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the American Enterprise Institute's Yuval Levin about how we can begin to rebuild faith in our institutions amid deep divisions.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State, about the state's post-election audit. It's the largest hand recount in U.S. history.
For some women, the election of the nation's first female and first woman of color to be vice president is a move in the right direction. Others say it's a reminder of how much more lies ahead.
House Democrats are on track to begin next year with the slimmest majority in decades. Now members on the progressive left and party moderates must decide whose policies should govern.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Brendan Nyhan, professor of government at Dartmouth College, about the erosion of democratic norms as some dispute the 2020 election results.