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NPR's Asma Khalid talks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about what the decision to subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence means for the probe into former President Donald Trump.

Lawyers for the former president and the special counsel team argued before a federal appeals court about the scope of a gag order lodged against him. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

The new law brings reform to the state's public defense system for the first time in decades. Public defenders play an outsized role in juvenile and child welfare courts.

As religious exemptions are now being sought in droves, their use raises concerns that they pose a serious public health risk. But some say vaccine mandates are too much, too soon.

In war zones, private contractors can outnumber U.S. troops, but who controls them? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Stanford's Joseph Felter and journalist Pratap Chatterjee about current safeguards.

The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago, albeit on two separate debate stages, hours after a shooting at a Texas elementary school that dominated a large portion of the debates.

Outfielders carry lifelong memories of how their first gloves smelled and felt. Catchers swear by their favorite glove model. On Morning Edition, NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Noah Liberman, the author of Glove Affairs, a book tracing the history and tradition of baseball players' favorite piece of equipment. Read an excerpt, hear interviews and see photos of players and their gloves.

U.S. officials say Russia has about 70% of its military in place for a full invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, people in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv marched against Russian aggression on Sunday.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to author Julia Lee about her book Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals. She chronicles the story of the African-American actors in the films. They were hailed as heroes of the black community for a time but were later reviled for their roles.