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The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

GOP candidates talk about schools a lot on the campaign trail. But that doesn't mean they are talking a lot about education, instead focusing on culture war issues on the battleground of K-12 schools.

With Beyoncé on top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music, about the history of Black women in country music.

President Trump made energy a top priority on his first day in office, declaring a national emergency – which no president has ever done before. The implications aren't clear.

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

The federal government is close to a shutdown. President Trump met Monday with top Congressional leaders from both parties in the Oval Office, which ended with both sides dug in.

Last week, more than 6 million jobless Americans sought unemployment benefits. NPR correspondents look at the rising economic fallout from COVID-19 — and the latest science and political news.

The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021, speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.

Disinformation — about the Jan. 6 attack, COVID-19, vaccines, etc. — shaped the nation's politics in 2021 and likely will continue to do so throughout the coming year.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of Trump's latest indictment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.