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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kansas City Star reporter Hunter Woodall about why Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's past work may tip the scale in favor of a Democratic candidate in the governor's race.

Vice President Pence unveiled the Pentagon's plans for a branch of the military that could fight in space on Thursday.

DAWN has a breathless enthusiasm for shape-shifting pop music. She strips three songs to just the essentials, illuminating the impeccable songwriting behind her wild combination of sounds.

NPR's Scott Simon asks science writer David Quammen about horizontal gene transfer and how it changes how we think about humankind's place in the world. Quammen's new book is The Tangled Tree.

A feminist group in the Netherlands, where most streets are named for men, has added the names of prominent women to some streets to raise awareness. Santi van den Toom talks with Scott Simon.

Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have dropped conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Twitter has not. NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks to Recode editor Kara Swisher and former Microsoft executive Mark Penn.

Julia Ward Howe wrote a rousing anthem for the Union in the Civil War. Since then, it's been caught in a cultural tug-of-war over who it's an anthem for.

Director Crystal Moselle's new film explores New York City through the eyes of a group of teen female skateboarders that she met on the subway. NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks with Moselle about the movie.

Friday's interview with the organizer of last year's deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., stirred controversy. Critics argue NPR erred by giving Kessler a platform for his views.

The West Virginia House of Delegates Monday considers the impeachment of four state Supreme Court justices who are accused of corruption. The fifth has already resigned and is facing federal charges.