Kamala Harris

The vice president spoke with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum about how the Biden administration is handling the COVID-19 vaccination effort in St. Louis and elsewhere.

Joe Biden gives his first address to the nation as president. NPR reporters from across the newsroom are providing live fact checks and analysis of the remarks.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Indian American women in St. Louis are happy that U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California is the nation's next vice president. Some say her win illuminates the contributions of Indian women and will break barriers for women of color.

The president-elect called for cooperation among Americans of all stripes, saying, "Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end here and now."

After the Associated Press determined that former Vice President Joe Biden was certain to claim at least the 270 electoral votes necessary to defeat President Donald Trump, St. Louisans were quick to herald the victory as a signal that a divided nation can begin to heal. But many activists say that as much as they are celebrating Biden's projected victory, there is still plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to ending racism.

Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Asian American elected vice president of the United States. Her rise marks a statement about a changing nation.

Watch Mike Pence and Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City beginning at 9 p.m. ET for debate updates and fact checks.

Host Sarah Fenske talked with one of the nation’s foremost experts on the vice presidency, Joel Goldstein. He is a professor of law emeritus at St. Louis University School of Law and the author of “The White House Vice Presidency: The Path to Significance, Mondale to Biden.”

Follow live updates and analysis of the Democratic National Convention. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is speaking Thursday night.