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Three times in three days, Trump has threatened to shut down the government over funding for his border wall. The president believes immigration will rally his voters this fall, and he may be right.

Taking notes from Kanye West and Solange Knowles, Dirty Projectors latest album Lamp Lit Prose is for the bounce back after a breakup.

The Trump administration is weighing a cut in the capital gains tax. It would save wealthy Americans up to $20 billion a year, but add to the federal government's red ink.

Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan had spent just more than a year on the road. They kept a detailed blog, writing at one point, "By and large, humans are kind ... Generous and wonderful and kind."

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are at odds over access to past work experience for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks about the current vetting process with Kristine Lucius, a former staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and current executive vice president for policy at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Ben Wright from the Briscoe Center for American History in Austin, Texas, and Christy Coleman of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., speak with NPR's Audie Cornish about what happens after a Confederate monument is removed.

The Embraer E190 crashed in a heavy hailstorm shortly after taking off from an airport in Durango. Passengers report they heard a loud bang as the left wing hit the ground.

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of aging prisoners in the nation. A new law would allow parole for prisoners who can prove they are physically or cognitively incapacitated.

Three times in three days this week, President Trump said he would force the government to shut down if Democrats do not agree to fund a wall with Mexico and make changes to immigration laws.

LeBron James has joined with the Akron public school district to open the I Promise School for at-risk children. Principal Brandi Davis talks with Rachel Martin about the school's mission.