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In this Jan. 31, 2018 photo, Public Works Sub-Director Ramon Mendez, wearing a hard hat at left, works with locals who are municipal workers, from right, Eliezer Nazario, Tomas Martinez and Angel Diaz as they install a new post to return electricity to Felipe Rodriguez's home, four months after Hurricane Maria hit the El Ortiz sector of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Coamo's city government relies on residents to tell it where damaged cables and posts are located, and uses hand-drawn maps to show homes that have power or need it, and the city updates the power company. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico struggles on. What’s it going to take to fix it? Who will do it?

Miami-Dade Authorities Publicly Identify 1st Victim Of The Condo Tower Collapse

Stacie Fang, 54, died at the hospital from blunt force injuries due to the building collapse, the medical examiner's office told NPR. At least four people died due to the collapse.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., emphasized that not all of former President Donald Trump's supporters who showed up at the rally on Jan. 6 engaged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Swalwell Makes Point To Distinguish Between Protesters And Rioters

The California Democrat also compared those protesting the election results to the Republican senators who raised objections to those same results.

Massachusetts Question 1 Campaigns Have Spent Almost $28 Million

In Massachusetts, campaigns on each side of ballot Question 1, which would mandate strict nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals, have spent a total of $28…

On Saturday morning, senators voted to hear from Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler as a witness in the impeachment trial. Later, an agreement allowed a statement by her into the record without calling her.

Agreement Reached To Avoid Witnesses In Trump's Impeachment Trial

The impeachment managers and the former president's defense team agreed to enter a statement from GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler into evidence instead of calling her as a witness.

Man Arrested Near Capitol With Loaded Handgun And 500 Rounds Of Ammunition

Wesley Allen Beeler presented unauthorized inauguration credentials Friday night, police said. Beeler admitted to having the handgun in his pickup truck, according to police.

Foundations Help Rebuild Gulf Coast Libraries

The American Library Association meets in New Orleans, the first major convention in the city since Hurricane Katrina. Fewer than half the city's 13 library locations have reopened. But help is on the way. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund are donating a combined $17 million towards rebuilding libraries on the Gulf Coast.

Sunday Puzzle: It's the R and the T for me!

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Cary Blum and puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.

A voter casts his ballot in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at a polling site in Sandy Springs, Ga., Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (David Goldman/AP)

Voting access and the future of American election reform

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is pushing election reform – no matter what it takes. Some members of the GOP has other plans. What does that mean for American democracy?

Sunday Puzzle: W first and last, it's the law

Eric Houston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

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