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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that existing federal workplace discrimination laws extend to gay and transgender employees.Neil Gorsuch, widely…

Women have been striving for greater representation in the sphere public office for decades. Since President Trump's victory, a new wave of groups seeking…

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From Sarah Palin to Governor Nikki Haley, the leaders at the forefront of the Tea Party have often been women. The Tea Party is known as a grassroots…

This episode originally aired on June 6, 2020.U.S. retail sales fell a record 16.4 percent in April, nearly double the previous record drop of 8.3 percent…

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) reiterates and expands his apology for comments about the nation's racially segregated past. He rejects the idea that he should resign as Senate Majority Leader. Hear NPR's Debbie Elliott, E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution and Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard.

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) returns to his hometown of Pascagoula, Miss., to expand on his earlier apologies for remarks seen as nostalgic for America's racially segregated past. Hear NPR's Debbie Elliott, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard.

It was on this date in 1870, Hiram R. Revels became the first African-American to be seated in the U.S. Senate. And it was on this date in 1971 that Marvin Gaye's song, "What's Going On" was released.