Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer (NPR) ( www.npr.org )
Some of these look really interesting! Definitely want to check out Silver Nitrate since I’ve enjoyed her work in the past. Anything catch your eye?
In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close call ( www.npr.org )
A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.
Is this significant? ( www.npr.org )
I have questions about this event....
Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 riot ( www.npr.org )
Joseph Biggs, a former military service member who helped lead efforts by the Proud Boys to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes committed during the riot more than two years ago....
McConnell says he's 'fine' after abruptly stopping press conference ( www.npr.org )
Trump allies craft plans to give him unprecedented power if he wins the White House ( www.npr.org )
Trump insiders are working behind the scenes on detailed plans to amass his power so that he can carry out an unprecedented restructuring of the U.S. government and expand executive authority.
Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99 ( www.npr.org )
5 takeaways from the first Republican primary debate ( www.npr.org )
The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the frontrunner on stage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact.
Trump tests the tolerance of judges and even his own lawyers ( www.npr.org )
Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.
Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared ( www.npr.org )
Judge blocks a Florida law that would punish venues where kids can see drag shows ( www.npr.org )
The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."
Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them? ( www.npr.org )
Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.
Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case ( www.npr.org )
The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed.
Mike Johnson's speakership marks a new phase in the white evangelical-GOP alliance ( www.npr.org )
Johnson's election is the latest and perhaps most consequential event to date in the alliance of white evangelical Christians with the Republican Party.
A federal judge says Georgia's political maps must be redrawn for the 2024 election ( www.npr.org )
A judge is ordering Georgia to draw new congressional and state legislative maps after finding the current maps illegally discriminate against Black voters.
House Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker of the House, again ( www.npr.org )
The House of Representatives remains paralyzed as House Republicans again struggle to agree on any member to serve as speaker.
Scalise says he's a unifier. The current state of the GOP will test that skill ( www.npr.org )
If elected House speaker, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise would be the first top House leader from the South since Newt Gingrich served as speaker more than 20 years ago.
Patrick Stewart says his time on 'Star Trek' felt like a Ministry - NPR ( www.npr.org )
I’m truly enjoying all these interviews that are coming out as Patrick Stewart goes around on the promotion circuit.
Why the galactic barrier and transporters don’t match real science, and why warp drive might ( www.npr.org )
Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House ( www.npr.org )
Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a $118 billion bipartisan bill to address the U.S. border with Mexico. The Senate is expected to hold an initial procedural vote on the bill this week.
"It feels like I'm not crazy." Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map. ( www.npr.org )
Here's what House Republicans are alleging in their impeachment inquiry against Biden ( www.npr.org )
House Republicans are claiming President Biden benefited from foreign business deals by his son, Hunter, but they have not yet shown direct evidence of that.
Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state [Minnesota], the drivers won ( www.npr.org )
Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net ( www.npr.org )
How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide ( www.npr.org )
Lower courts have said it's unconstitutional to punish people for sleeping outside if no shelter is available. Cities say these rulings have paralyzed their efforts to manage growing tent encampments.
