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William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Steven Groves, former White House deputy press secretary and a current fellow at the Heritage Foundation, about the possibility of impeaching President Trump.

NPR discusses what is known about the White House's reaction to the House moving forward on articles of impeachment against President Trump.

Chinese labs are among the leaders in developing COVID-19 vaccines. China plans to inoculate millions in the next few months while also trying to sell its vaccines to other countries.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota about violence at the U.S. Capitol last week, and the road ahead for Congress.

Roy Austin Jr. will fill the new position, which was created by Facebook after a scathing audit released in July 2020 concluded the company's policies had caused "serious setbacks for civil rights."

Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park developed a cough last week. The apes were tested and found to have the virus. It may have come through a human staffer, despite precautions.

The insurrection at the Capitol was just the latest chapter in America's ongoing battle over race, writes NPR host Sam Sanders. "Once you see it as such," he says, "it all makes a lot more sense."

Telehealth, where people interact with health care professionals over the video, has long been just over the horizon in rural America. Now, the pandemic has accelerated its adoption and use.

Investigators in Indonesia are trying to determine what caused a Boeing 737 airplane to crash into the Java Sea over the weekend, killing 62 people. The plane was a Boeing 737-500.