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Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his country's Defense Minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas.

Four years ago, Trump supporters marched to the Capitol and engaged in a riot that rattled democracy in the U.S. Today, with Trump re-elected, the scene and mood were far different.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colonial Pipeline CEO Joe Blount on the ransomware attack on the pipeline's network and the decision to pay the hackers the $4.4 million ransom.

With the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, where anger and fear are raw after the Jan. 6 riot, President-elect Biden will give his address on Inauguration Day. Biden has vowed to bring Americans together.

The challenge to university students around the world: Come up with a way to provide quality education to slum kids under age 6. And the winner of the $1 million Hult Prize is ...

California wineries use between 2.5 and 6 gallons of water to make a gallon of wine, not including irrigation water and other needs. But drought is forcing the industry to conserve in new ways.

David Greene talks to Jess O'Connell, CEO of the Democratic National Committee, about indications the DNC is low on cash. The RNC has about $40 million, while the DNC has $6 million.

The Washington Post is about to unveil a Democracy Desk to report on the front lines of battles over voting, access to the polls, and the people caught up in these fights.

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

Former special counsel Jack Smith spoke with lawmakers behind closed doors in December. That testimony is now public.