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When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were running against each other, they both pledged to hire more women in national security positions. Pledge organizers see signs that this promise might be fulfilled.

A routine process of certifying election results is getting attention in Michigan as President Trump and his allies attempt to discredit the results despite the lack of signs of vote-count problems.

The pandemic has overwhelmed the Strategic National Stockpile that supports the nation during emergencies. The system is trying to restock but is still unlikely to meet the country's needs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brig. Gen. David Sanford about the state of the national stockpile of personal protective equipment and other supplies.

In 2017, a study reported one in three people in one rural Alabama county had been exposed to hookworm. Catherine Coleman Flowers says the study reveals big gaps in sanitation in rural America.

President Trump, who still hasn't conceded, says he's "recommending" the GSA begin "initial protocols" to kick-start the transfer of power. The GSA chief says her decision was reached independently.

Access to fresh food in North Minneapolis has been a struggle for decades. Members of one group are growing food to protect themselves from the health effects of both racism and the pandemic.

President-elect Joe Biden's appointee was previously the deputy director of the CIA and the White House deputy national security adviser.

Elizabeth Hawse, a pediatrician in Lexington, Ky., says she's seen a big increase in the number of children testing positive for the coronavirus. The governor has shut schools' in-person classes.

The Strategic National Stockpile stores critical supplies. It fell short when the pandemic first hit. Now, a new effort is being implemented, but it's still not providing what the U.S. needs.