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House Republicans tapped Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. A vote on Wednesday will determine if the fourth time to elect a nominee as speaker will be the charm.

Earnest Jackson, the sole star of Planet Money's record label, died recently at 75. We look back at his life and the long lost song he recorded in the 1970s about inflation.

NPR's Scott Detrow and Domenico Montanaro speak with lawyer Harry Litman about the latest in the Trump legal world.

The 1964 hit "As Tears Go By," penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, made her a star, but Marianne Faithfull demonstrated a remarkable ability to change with the times.

One month after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials report about 3,800 deaths but many people say they are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones.

NPR looks at grocery inflation and politics in Pittsburgh, a focus of both major presidential campaigns in their quest to woo voters in must-win Pennsylvania.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Dent, who wrote a story called "Is Domino's Pizza Inflation Proof?"

San Francisco's new mayor, Daniel Lurie, has never held public office before. What does his win indicate about how voters are feeling about homelessness and other big issues the city is facing?

There was shock this week at the suggestion of a 70 percent tax rate. But law professor Dorothy Brown explains to NPR's Scott Simon that the U.S.'s marginal tax rate has been as high as 94 percent.

The investigation into the explosions that killed three and injured dozens continues. We're tracking developments.