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With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying she will step down as party leader after two decades at the top, House Democrats look to a new generation of leaders.

Actor Diego Luna plays Cassian Andor in "Andor," a series about "regular people" and bureaucrats in the "Star Wars" universe.

Next up: Republicans. The GOP's national convention begins Monday. Here's what to watch for.

The Supreme Court has been closely divided, 5-4, on major social issues for years. With Justice Scalia's death, the White House has a chance to shift the balance of power with a Democratic appointee.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to syndicated columnist Crispin Sartwell about how his son's Google search for Tito Puente yielded hits for both the musician and Yugoslavian leader Marshal Tito. Sartwell pondered the amazing career of this multi-talented combined man. We take it further to explore the musical stylings of Don Ho Chi Minh, Lil' Kim Jong Il, and Ray Charles Taylor.

There's not much the White House and the Republican-led Congress can agree on this year. President Obama singled out one issue in his State of the Union address: an overhaul for the justice system.

Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.

Tuesday is the deadline for California voters to weigh in on whether to recall Gov. Newsom and, if so, which of the 46 recall candidates to replace him with. Latest polls show Newsom may be safe.

Walter Cole, better known as the iconic Darcelle XV, was crowned the world's oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records. Off stage, Cole championed LGBTQ+ rights.

Maki Kashimada's work is a fascinating exploration of the sources of our own cruelty and our level of individual agency when healing from trauma.