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As the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention gets underway, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Labor Secretary Tom Perez.

The action, which falls under a strict new Beijing-imposed national security law imposed on Hong Kong, comes in response to an unauthorized, independent primary held in July.

Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler, and Jon Ossoff beat David Perdue, according to the AP. The Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris having a tiebreaking vote.

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Time Magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball about the presidential transition and congressional politics.

Climate change is one of the top four crises President-elect Biden says he will tackle first. NPR discusses what step he can take if there is no solid Democratic-majority in the Senate.

Joe Biden credited African Americans with helping him win the election and said he'll have their back. Black voters say they plan to hold him to that promise.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the final strides to certify the state's election results.

Biden's record, especially as vice president, helps illuminate what he may do once he is sworn in. Amid an uptick in violence, some Afghans hope for a reassessment of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with James Steinberg, former deputy secretary of state, about what to expect from Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state.