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President Obama's strategy of governing by executive order is designed to deal with a recalcitrant Congress. But Republican lawmakers are signaling that they'll challenge the White House there too by demanding the legal analysis to support the president's actions.

Will Sochi be a city of super-sized, expensive venues that sit mostly empty in the future? Maybe having different cities host the Olympics doesn't make much sense.

In the animated world, just about anything goes: Toys talk, mice are chefs, and pandas do kung fu. In animation, the sky's the limit. In this encore broadcast, we learn about the hundreds of people working on big studio features who spend their days figuring out how to manufacture this silliness from the ground up. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 27, 2013.)

From wedding songs to American rock 'n' roll to the occasional James Bond theme, the joyous Balkan brass band plays at a pace that would make the Ramones burst into a sweat.

Braeburn, YK - A morning filled with excitement on the Yukon Quest Trail turned into a somber afternoon Sunday after musher Brent Sass was flown to the…

Morning Edition reports on Robin Hood Radio — a group concentrating on independent local radio.

Tahkini Hot Springs, YK - Allen Moore has won the Yukon Quest International Sled dog Race for the second consecutive year. Moore’s team is known for its…

Pearl Jam's lead guitarist recently made a surprise visit to KEXP's studios to perform with John Doe, leader of the pioneering American punk band X. Watch the two of them play X's "See How We Are."

Carmacks, YK - Teams are edging closer to the finish line in this year’s Yukon Quest, but they may not get there without at least a little bit of racing.…

Performing at the NPR Music offices, the inventive folk-music veteran bookends a four-song set with her hits "Luka" and "Tom's Diner." But she also plays two terrific new songs, from album called Tales From the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, that sound as sharp as anything she's done.