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President Obama won re-election, not by going after independent voters, but by going after emerging groups in the U.S. population. By race, age and gender, voters made clear there are two — or more — Americas, and the Obama team captured more of them, and delivered more of them to the polls.

In Arizona, some people who couldn't vote had a personal stake in getting others to the polls. Young undocumented immigrants walked neighborhoods in the Phoenix area, looking for citizens who support one piece of legislation which could change their lives.

It wasn't a great night for the Republican Party, losing bids for the White House and control of the Senate. But Republicans did retain the majority in the House. Speaker John Boehner found some consolation in that, and speaking to supporters Tuesday night, he remained steadfast in his pursuit of a conservative agenda.

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic pollster Celinda Lake and Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway about the election results and the role of female voters and other demographics.

The U.S. Forest Service this week closed Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area along the Canadian border because of fires. It's the first time in nearly half a century they've had to close the area.

The Cherokee Nation granted citizenship to the descendants of former enslaved people known as Freedmen. Other tribes feel pressured to do the same, and Congress is beginning to get involved.

In Colorado, soldiers at Fort Carson react to the announcement that the Pentagon will require all in uniform to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Some are trying to figure out how to avoid the shot.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mary Ellen McGroarty, director at the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, about the challenges of providing assistance for vulnerable groups in Afghans.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rutgers University Assistant Professor Peter Hepburn about why only 11% of the money Congress allocated for emergency assistance for renters has been distributed.

Police say rape cases are tough because a victim's memory is often spotty. The ways trauma affects the brain is helping police in rape and sexual assault cases.