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A massive aid and economic stimulus bill is making its way through Congress.

It’s time for my annual crowdsourced commencement speech, every word coming from friends who commented on my Facebook post asking for advice for the Class of 2020. This year’s speech is clearly shaped by the current coronavirus pandemic and has a decidedly hopeful tone — something we could all use right about now, graduates or not. So, tighten up your mask, sit six feet away from any other graduate, and enjoy this crowdsourced commencement speech. To the Class of 2020: Wash your hands!

President Trump plans to announce another nomination to the Supreme Court on July 9. The effects of his choice will echo beyond the court docket to the midterm elections.

An Iraqi court this weekend sentenced more than a dozen women — some with their children in hand — to life in prison because they were married to ISIS fighters. Many of the women are foreigners from Russia.

The horror of lynchings has always been a part of my ancestral memory. But knowing the real story of my own family's brush with lynching? It made it real.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska about our current political climate amid a string suspected explosive devices sent to prominent Democrats.

The president circumvented Congress by declaring a national emergency. James Wallner of the conservative R Street Institute tells NPR's Scott Simon that lawmakers failed to take action to stop Trump.

Geoff Nunberg says that "falsehood" isn't just a decorous synonym for "lie." Instead, it has a moral weight of its own — especially when it comes to the effects of what someone says.

The same electronic systems used to record when patients get a physical or go to the ER are also used to log data when coronavirus vaccines are given. But the systems don't share information easily.

In Mississippi, some residents still don't have running water after a winter storm weeks ago. It's another frustration as the governor lifts the mask mandate among limited COVID-19 vaccination supply.