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COVID-19 and the Trump administration's interference have led to a major delay in the release of new census data used for redistricting. It's causing trouble with election preparations around the U.S.

During the pandemic it's been hard for families to celebrate. New parents can now send special bags of rice to grandparents unable to visit. The bags match the birth weight of the newborns.

The Senate may sign off on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The Pentagon moves to make vaccines mandatory for service members. As Taliban fighters gain ground, what is the global community doing?

Netflix's The Chair stars Sandra Oh as the first woman of color to chair her department. Real-life academic Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen tells NPR's Asma Khalid about what she finds accurate in the series.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Arash Azizzada, a Los Angeles based local organizer in the Afghan-American community that is helping Afghans escape after the country came under Taliban control.

Thousands of activists are in Washington today for a march calling for federal action to protect voting rights. Bills in Congress are stalled as GOP-led states enact voting restrictions.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is expected to be the next defacto leader of the Taliban. Having fought against the Russians and Americans, he must now convince the west the Taliban will be a more moderate force.

We're back at Tanglewood with special guest, actress Jane Kaczmarek. She played the beloved mom on Malcolm in the Middle, so we'll ask her three questions about middle fingers throughout history.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Roberto Velasco Alvarez, of Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about the recent lawsuit his government filed against U.S. guns manufacturers.

We look at the continued political fall out for the Biden Administration from Afghanistan, progress on the Infrastrucure Bill, as well today's Voting Rights marches, planned in several cities.