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Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

Jessie Diggins, America's most successful cross country skier, raced for the final time this weekend, wrapping up her career in Lake Placid, New York.

Figure skater Alysa Liu made a gold-winning comeback. She shared her new outlook on skating.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stanford law professor Jeffrey Fisher about the Supreme Court ruling that parents have the right to remove their kids from class when books with LGBTQ+ themes are used.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

The partial government shutdown has ended. Now, lawmakers come to a more difficult task: how to find bipartisan agreement on changes to immigration enforcement.

San Francisco Unified School District presented a budget update yesterday. Financially things are looking up, but there’s still lots of uncertainty.

The BAFTAs were disrupted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome who shouted slurs at Black presenters. TV critic Eric Deggans examines the criticisms of the show's organizer and broadcaster.

As June's primary election nears, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and combat veteran Graham Platner are effectively engaged in a proxy battle between factions in their own party.

The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries because of declining mail volume and what USPS sees as burdensome requirements.

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical today about Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. About half the states have such laws.

Transportation Security Administration officers continue to work without pay. Morning Edition visited five major cities to check out security lines at six different airports.