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In Chicago today, protesters walked in a "march for justice," following the first-degree murder charges against police officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Shari Runner, interim president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Puerto Rico Rep. Luis Vega Ramos about what will happen when the commonwealth defaults on its nearly $37 million worth of debt.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Ted Lieu about his bill to look at something pressing and still unresolved, despite the week's news: encryption and security.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Confidencialeditor Carlos Fernando Chamorro about the Nicaraguan government's brutal crackdown on press freedoms.

Boris Johnson describes the suspension as a normal thing for a new government to do. Opponents say Johnson is staging a coup to ensure Brexit happens by Oct. 31.

The 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg can deploy at a moment's notice. In response to rising tensions in the Middle East, it did just that. Their families in North Carolina are left behind.

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who lost his seat in November, has issued 428 pardons in his final days in office. Many of those pardoned are controversial, violent felons. Prosecutors are dismayed.

Moulton is the fourth House Democrat to join the 2020 campaign. A critic of party leadership, the Marine Corps veteran also adds to the share of 40-and-under candidates in the race.

The inauguration wasn't the only transition of power that took place on Wednesday. Vice President Harris was to swear in new senators from Georgia, giving Democrats control of the chamber.