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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former press secretary Sean Spicer about why he said President Trump's inauguration broke audience records despite evidence to the contrary and whether the press secretary has an obligation to tell the truth to the American people.

Activities once forbidden — cinema, music, women driving — are now OK. It makes some Saudis nervous. "I talk to younger people, they are happy with it," says a Saudi woman. "But older people are not."

Opioid overdose deaths among middle-aged black men have increased 245 percent in the past three years in Washington, D.C.

Edward Snowden didn't trust The New York Times with his revelations about the NSA because the paper initially spiked an earlier story about the warrantless wiretapping of Americans.

Comedian Karen Kilgariff worked as an actor on HBO's legendary sketch program Mr. Show and as the head writer for Ellen DeGeneres. But she's found a niche for herself as the composer of scathingly-funny songs about smart-phone obsession, drinking on holidays and dysfunctional relationships. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Kilgariff about her album Live at the Bootleg.

In 2000, lawyers and election officials endlessly examined and debated butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Now, the legal arguments are more complex and center on the rules governing mail-in voting.

Leaders, former officials and citizens voiced optimism with the dawn of the new U.S. administration. China's state news agency tweeted: "Good Riddance, Donald Trump!"

The U.S. considers deploying hundreds more American troops to Syria in the final phase of the war against ISIS — one that could reshape borders and relationships in the Middle East.

Thirty years ago, the uprising of a group of schoolchildren forever changed South Africa's history. What began as a protest against a government education policy became a watershed moment in the fight against apartheid.

President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.