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The reasons include a stronger economy and a better-run campaign, readers say. Many also say Republicans just didn't have the right message. And, some argue, the news media favored the president.

Election night results fell within the margin of error for many of the best-known national polls, including several that had faced regular criticism during the election season.

With the electorate becoming more diverse, so are the people they're electing to represent them. Host Michel Martin speaks with congresswoman-elect Grace Meng. She's part of the new group of female lawmakers heading to Washington and the first Asian American to represent New York in Congress.

Could there be yet another computer chip manufacturer looking to build in Upstate New York? Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas explores the…

At a press conference Friday, House Speaker John Boehner insisted that any deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff must include lower tax rates, eliminating special interest loopholes and reining in entitlement programs. Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Scott Horsley about Congress' and the president's plans to get the economy moving.

Lemony Snicket's new series is called All the Wrong Questions and he joins us to talk about the first book, "Who Could That Be at this Hour?"

The experiment lays the foundation for an electronic infrastructure that would allow us to communicate through the vast distances of space.

To change negative attitudes about body size, simply reframing what people see might help. Women in England became more tolerant of overweight people when they were shown more photos of plus-sized women in neutral leotards.

It's full steam ahead for Vermont's push to move the state as close as possible to single-payer health care by 2017.That word from senior state officials…

Joseph Sargent, a co-founder of Vermont's Killington ski area has died, 56 years after he helped begin the process that led to the opening of the resort…