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Rep. Maxine Waters, seated next to Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, at a hearing in July, is set to become chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

'Auntie Maxine' Waters Gets Ready To Take On The Banks As House Panel Chair

California Rep. Maxine Waters has been a favorite target of President Trump and his supporters. Now she's in line to chair the House Financial Services Committee, where she could slow his agenda.

The beloved Perry Como is celebrated in a new retrospective of his biggest hits and finest performances spanning the 1940s through 1970s.

Perry Como Classics - Till The End Of Time

Airs Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, May 24 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2

Russia has granted U.S. consular officials access to Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen detained in Russia on suspicion of spying. Whelan appears here in a photo provided by the Whelan family.

U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying

Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

A glass of Novo Brazil beer is shown, April 7, 2018.

San Diego County Breweries Among Fastest Growing

Two San Diego County businesses are included in the Brewers Association's inaugural list of the top 50 fastest-growing small, independent breweries in the nation.

Omarosa Manigault Newman, when she was still a White House staffer. She has since written a book about her time with the Trump administration, which prompted President Trump to call her a "lowlife" on Twitter.

In Presidential Tweet, Trump Says Former Aide Was 'A Loser' And 'Vicious'

On the eve of Omarosa Manigault Newman's book release, Trump tweeted scathing criticism of his former top-level aide.

For more than 30 years, the Inuit welcomed anthropologist Jean Briggs into their lives so she could study how they raise their children. Briggs is pictured during a 1974 visit to Baffin Island.

How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger

At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?

In this Nov. 10, 2018 photo provided by NBC, Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, left, a congressman-elect from Texas, appears next to comedian Pete Davidson during Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" in New York.

Dan Crenshaw, Navy SEAL And Congressman-Elect, Takes To 'SNL' For A Teachable Moment

Republican Dan Crenshaw is one of at least 16 new veterans who were elected to the House in the midterm elections.

New College Rankings Are Out: NPR Ed Rates The Rankings!

Prestige? Perks? Value for money? The question of how to rate a college is far from straightforward. Here's our annual guide to making sense of all those guides.

The moon hangs low in the sky over the remote Inupiat Eskimo village of Noorvik, Alaska, the first community in the U.S. counted for the 2010 census.

Why The U.S. Census Starts In Alaska's Most Remote, Rural Villages

The 2020 census is set to begin in Toksook Bay, Alaska, continuing the tradition of counting the most remote parts of the most northern state before the rest of the U.S.

The Senate intelligence committee, led by Vice Chairman Mark Warner (left) and Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, appears to have arrived at a partisan deadlock over whether Donald Trump's campaign conspired with the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election.

The Russia Investigations: What 'Collusion' Means Now

The current trajectory — if it holds — might be as good a political outcome as the White House could have hoped for: "Collusion" is a thing Democrats believe occurred while Republicans do not.

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