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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Sue Gordon, about her nearly 40-year career in intelligence, which included serving under President Trump.

Some animals live longer than they should for their size. Some have shorter lives. And others don't appear to age at all.

Joe Biden pledged to pick a woman as his running mate. Beyond gender, there are many calculations involved in the Democratic candidate's decision, including his perspective as a former vice president.

Whitcomb, who died April 19, had the 1965 novelty hit, "You Turn Me On," but soon after devoted himself to writing books about early American popular music. Originally broadcast in 1988.

NPR's Don Gonyea discusses how the pandemic has affected politics in three battleground states — Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan — with Charles Franklin, Salena Zito and Rochelle Riley.

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

Harris has often been caught between two groups: law enforcement and progressive activists. In recent years, she has been outspoken about systemic change to policing and criminal justice in America.

Progressives working to tilt their party more to the left had mixed results in 2020. Candidates stressed climate change and health care issues, but voters also zeroed in on issues of representation.

Jazz was central to Aretha Franklin's musicianship, however far she rambled. Without it we'd be remembering a different artist now, and celebrating a different body of work.

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who claims Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. In his own testimony, Kavanaugh denied those claims.