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There's no legal or constitutional requirement that the loser of a U.S. presidential election must concede. But the public concession speech is an important tradition, perhaps now more than ever.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about prospects for a pandemic relief package passing after the election and the agenda Democrats might pursue in the next Congress.

The decision means about 127,000 ballots cast by drive-through voting in the Houston area will be counted. It follows similar rulings by a federal judge and the Texas Supreme Court.

An 18-year-old sculpture caught a metro train after it crushed barriers at the end of the tracks early Monday.

Across the country, there are growing concerns that the bitterness and animosity over the presidential election will not end when the polls close.

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker implements new mask mandates and stay-at-home orders as confirmed coronavirus cases surge in the state.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, the nation's first Indigenous woman to hold the position.

Amid a steep spike in cases, more than 3.6 million Slovaks were tested for the virus — about two-thirds of the country. The prime minister hopes the testing can ward off a more severe lockdown.

We get the latest from about the presidential campaign trail.