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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Beth Ziebarth, director of Access Smithsonian, about how the museums are adjusting their approach to accessibility as museums begin to reopen amid the pandemic.

Statues have been taken down; names scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has reenergized debates over historical figures and the scrutiny goes beyond Confederate monuments.

The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.

Hot-button issues like immigration and family values have been part of American politics for decades. But as the country deals with multiple crises, attitudes are changing.

But the court left intact the rest of the statute that created the CFPB. The decision was a victory for President Trump and others who have long sought to trim the sails of independent agencies.

Many jazz fans hate biopic films, but critic Kevin Whitehead likes noticing which true elements get in — or get left out — as messy lives are squeezed into stock-story formulas.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in on the conversation.

The Supreme Court nominee said Roe v. Wade was "important precedent" but stopped short of saying whether he thinks the case was correctly decided.

This week in the Russia investigations: Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman avoids a second federal trial at the cost of a plea agreement. What information can he give to investigators?

Transportation authorities say an engineer on the project left them a voicemail saying he saw some cracks. There is no official word on why the bridge came down Thursday, killing at least six people.