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The head of the independent Office of Special Counsel claims President Trump illegally fired him, the latest in a string of firings that may violate federal law.

Isfandiyar Pataudi, ex-chief of analysis for Pakistan's intelligence agency and a retired general in Pakistan's army, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep how the U.S. blundered its 20-year war in Afghanistan.

The Kirkus Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the U.S. This year's winners are Ariel Aberg-Riger, Héctor Tobar and James McBride.

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

The Jan. 6 committee hearings are getting a lot of attention, but polls show Americans are essentially evenly split over whether former President Donald Trump should be indicted.

The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California, about this week's Jan. 6 hearing. It's the committee's first since July.

Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top aides, including the city's first deputy mayor, announced they're resigning days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against him.

Andrew Weissmann, one of the best-known lawyers in special counsel Robert Mueller's office, is set to depart soon from that job and the Justice Department, NPR has learned.

Five years ago, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol with the goal of stopping the certification of the presidential election. NPR's Tom Dreisbach wanted to preserve a record of the moments before, during, and after the attacks for future generations.