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Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
The Young Men Who Make A Living As Paid Personal Dancers In Brazil
by Philip Reeves
It's carnival season in Brazil and the streets are pulsing with music and dancing. But for some Brazilians, that need to dance with others is year round — and worth a big expense.
'Text Me When You Get Home'
It's a common call as women bid goodbye to each other: "Text me when you get home." And that's the title of Kayleen Schaefer's book about modern female friendship. She talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
All About The Deficit
by Scott Horsley
Congress' two-year budget deal includes spending increases for the military, domestic programs and disaster relief. But it might also bring back trillion dollar annual deficits.
How U.S. Spies Tried And Failed To Retrieve Stolen Cyberweapons
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg about his story on the U.S. government's bungled attempt to reclaim stolen cybersecurity weapons from Russian operatives.
The Debate On The Democrats' Memo
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former George W. Bush White House lawyer Jamil Jaffer about President Trump's decision not to release a Democratic memo about the FBI.
Teens Run For Kansas Governor
Seventeen-year-old Jack Bergeson is one of several teenage candidates for governor in Kansas. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his platform and why he decided to run.
New Orleans Tries Different Carnival Music
by Gwen Thompkins
Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire pays tribute to her Haitian roots with a new Krewe du Kanaval at carnival this year. The effort is a collaboration with Preservation Hall Foundation.
No Middle Eastern Or North African Box On 2020 Census, Bureau Says
by Hansi Lo Wang
Advocates from Middle Eastern and North African communities in the U.S. have pushed for decades to get their own check box on census forms. But the Census Bureau says the 2020 census won't include it.
Hannity And Trump
Fox News host Sean Hannity spent weeks hyping the memo and may have influenced the president's decision to release it. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Lachlan Markay of The Daily Beast.
The Future Of Guantanamo
by David Welna
Guantanamo Bay has long been a controversial lockup for terrorism suspects and the past two administrations have said they wanted to shut down the facility. President Trump wants to keep it open.