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DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process.

DNC Group Calls For Drastic Cut In 'Superdelegates' As Part Of Nomination Process

The Unity Reform Commission is calling for a 60 percent reduction in superdelegates and wants the party to offer same-day party affiliation switching. It calls its recommendations "historic."

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference after touring the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11. The Justice Department is warning so-called sanctuary cities that they must prove they are complying with federal immigration laws or risk funding.

Justice Department Warns 'Sanctuary Cities,' With Grant Money At Risk

Justice Department officials are demanding proof that cities receiving millions in law enforcement grants are complying with federal immigration law.

How Jupiter's Red Spot Makes Things High Above It Hot, Hot, Hot

Think summer's hot on Earth? Space physicists tracking weather on Jupiter say the roar of the raging storm we call the Great Red Spot heats the outer atmosphere above it by more than 1,000 degrees F.

Wade Dooley, in Albion, Iowa, uses less fertilizer than most farmers because he grows rye and alfalfa, along with corn and soybeans. "This field [of rye] has not been fertilized at all," he says.

Does 'Sustainability' Help The Environment Or Just Agriculture's Public Image?

Big food companies like Walmart want farmers to reduce greenhouse emissions from nitrogen fertilizer. But the best-known program to accomplish this may not be having much effect.

FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Regulations

The vote begins a months-long process to collect — once again — public comment on how the government should regulate Internet service providers. The FCC is repealing Obama-era rules.

The cast of "Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical."

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical

Stream now or tune in Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2

The 100 Best Songs Of 2018

During a turbulent year rife with personal and political trauma, the most memorable songs pulled no punches in the pursuit of pop.

Chase exhibited this painting in 1884 under two different titles — The Young Orphan and later, At Her Ease.

Meet William Merritt Chase, The Man Who Taught America's Masters

Chase taught some of America's greatest artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe and Edward Hopper. On the centennial of the great teacher's death, a new exhibit in Washington, D.C., celebrates his life.

This undated photo shows Felton Elementary School Principal Norma Martinez standing outside some of her school's portable classrooms.

Proposition 51 Pits School Needs Against Worries Over State Debt

The bond measure that would raise billions for school construction has developers lined up against opponents, including Gov. Jerry Brown.

Spiegelman's Charcoal Ice Cream with Pomegranate Swirl and Chocolate Sourdough Breadcrumbs is an edible ode Persephone —whose decision to eat pomegranate seeds sealed her fate as queen of the underworld, according to Greek mythology.

Spoonfuls Of Stonehenge: Modern Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By History

A small-batch ice cream maker in Baltimore explores the sweet — and salty, spicy and even a little nutty — sides of historical people and places through clever, deeply researched flavor combinations.

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