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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with constitutional scholar Kate Shaw, about the decision pending before the U.S. Supreme Court over whether to keep fromer President Donald Trump on Colorado's ballot.

Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.

President Biden gives a campaign speech near Valley Forge, Penn. — a place that looms large in the history of American democracy — as he marks the anniversary of Jan. 6.

PFS, Maiden Alley Cinema's montly movie club is celebrating Black History Month with a presentation of Oscar Micheaux's "Within Our Gates," the oldest surviving feature directed by a Black American.

The freshman class of the 113th Congress is the most diverse in congressional history. As part of a series on who the newbies are, NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates profiles Representative-elect Raul Ruiz, who gave up a career as an emergency room physician to improve life in his California desert community of the Coachella Valley.

President Biden and former President Trump will debate each other. The earliest general-election debate in history will take place in June.

Javier Cercas talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his book about his great uncle who fought and died for Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., became the first speaker in history removed from the job by a vote of the U.S. house, leaving Congress in uncharted territory.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to analyst Tahani Mustafa about the history of Gaza.

McKenna 'Mak' Whitham made history this season as the youngest athlete in the NWSL. Here's what protections young professional athletes like her have.