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In her decades behind the drum kit, 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington has become one of jazz's most dynamic musicians. In this episode, we'll hear music that captures her wide-ranging sound.

The CROWN Act is part of a national push to end disparate treatment of Black people based on their hair. It now heads to the Oregon Senate.

The U.S. economy grew at a rapid pace in the first three months of the year as more people got vaccinated and the federal government pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into people's pockets.

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott delivered the GOP rebuttal to President Biden's address to Congress. Read his full remarks with analysis and fact checks from NPR's reporters.

President Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding children as essential for the middle class and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.

Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes, and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products.

Mario Gonzalez, 26, died in police custody on April 19. Body camera footage showed police pinning him to the ground for several minutes.

Claudia Grisales is a congressional reporter assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

NPR reporters provide fact checks and analysis of President Biden first joint address to Congress.

A day after Gov. Kate Brown announced 15 counties would be subject to stricter COVID-19 restrictions, Senate Republicans said they would require bills be read in full before final passage.