All Things Considered
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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
What is it about a lullaby that helps kids fall asleep?
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has a trick to get her kids to fall asleep at bedtime: lullabies. Science backs it up: Singing to your child helps them fall asleep faster, even than listening to Mozart!
One journalist's experience of being drawn into one of the largest Jan. 6 trials
by Micah Loewinger
A recording of audio of Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins from a walkie-talkie app called Zello became a key piece of evidence in Watkins' trial.
Student sues school district over denied request to wear a sash at graduation
by Halle Zander
A student in a small Colorado town is suing after her school told her she can't wear a sash to graduation that displays both the U.S. and Mexican flags.
Three-term Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces calls for impeachment
by Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom
A Texas House committee has recommended impeaching Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton who it says has abused his office to help a campaign donor, alleging bribery, obstruction of justice and more.
The family of an 11-year-old shot by police in Mississippi plans to sue
by Michael Guidry
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting of an 11-year-old by police. The boy was the one who called 911 but ended up shot and wounded by an officer.
He fled the war in Ukraine at 14. Now in New York, he has grand plans
by Emily Russell, NCPR
A teenager who fled the war in Ukraine is graduating from a junior boarding school in rural New York. His senior year included lessons in skiing and english and a lot of time helping on a farm.
Carlson's ouster from the Fox News Channel resounds in unexpected ways
by David Folkenflik
Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves is playing a pivotal role in debt ceiling talks
by Deirdre Walsh
Rep. Garret Graves keeps a low profile, but he's one of the most important people in Washington. The Louisiana congressman is leading the GOP's negotiations with the White House on the debt ceiling.
How GOP candidates are playing to the evolving conservative base
Time Magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball talks about how the evolution of conservatism is playing out on the Republican campaign trail.
Voters return to the polls in Turkey for presidential runoff
by Fatma Tanis
Turkey's voters head to the polls this weekend in a decisive runoff vote — the first time voters have ever gone to the ballot box in a second-round vote for a new president.
Only a fraction of bills actually become law. Here's how most of them die
by Aurora Berry
In a state like Texas, as many as 10,000 bills are introduced in the Legislature every session, but only a fraction of those eventually become law, and there are many ways a bill can meet its maker.
Disney rolls out its latest remake, 'The Little Mermaid'
Has Disney done it again? And if they have, should they ... stop? These are some of the questions on our minds as Disney's remake of The Little Mermaid hits theaters.