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Wendy Weiser, the vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses the impact of President Trump's recent urging of Republicans to "nationalize" voting.

Bangladeshis go to the polls for the first time since they overthrew their former autocratic leader. Will voters trust the results?

Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.

The U.S. job market perked up a bit to start the new year, but revised figures from the Labor Department show hiring was much weaker in 2025 than initially reported.

A half century on, Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese's film about urban isolation and a lonely cabbie, is perhaps more relevant than ever

State of the Bay revisits some of our favorite conversations from 2025 — featuring Bay Area authors Leila Mottley and Ruth Whippman, filmmaker Andrew Durham, and music from Meklit Hadero.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to NBC Sports' Mike Tirico about his upcoming double feature as the main announcer for the super bowl and hosting live coverage of the winter Olympics during the same day.

Power companies say they're better prepared for extreme weather, but challenges remain to electricity production as the state's demand grows

On today's show we say goodbye to the queer nightclub and cabaret venue Oasis. Then, we talk to the new San Francisco drag laureate about the 10th anniversary of Drag Story Hour. And, get ready to laugh because "The Golden Girls LIVE" drag parody is back for the holidays.

A new play, "An Ark", is one of the first to be created and produced for mixed reality. It recently opened in New York, but does the play herald the future of theater?

The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.

As the United States considers possible military action against Iran, it's also weighing another military move -- withdrawing the last U.S. forces from Syria.