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Former Congressman Tom Downey, D-N.Y., joins NPR's Audie Cornish to revisit the year 2000, when he received materials from the Bush campaign while helping Al Gore with debate prep.

The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.

Thousands of people braved the heat and long lines to honor the congressman as his body lay in state at the Capitol.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., about Postmaster General DeJoy's testimony on his cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service.

A New York Timesstory that details how little President Trump has paid in federal income taxes has handed Democrats what they hope will be a potent campaign message.

NPR's Noel King checks in with John J. Lennon, an inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, about the impact COVID-19 has had on prison life six months into the pandemic.

Throughout the next few months, we'll be sharing some of the many Contest entries that have caught our attention. This week, we're celebrating inspired hip-hop, power-stance-worthy pop and more.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fratnerity Inc., a historically black fraternity, is a major landlord in Akron, owning more than 800 rental units. How that came to be...

In the town of Islip, N.Y., voting is done at large, which means there aren't any districts. The whole town, which is primarily white, votes for all the elected officials together, making it difficult for Latino voters to get representation in city government. So, they're suing.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is introducing a resolution to rename the Russell Senate Office Building after the late Sen. John McCain. Russell has been criticized for his anti-civil rights record.