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Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (right) with actor Michael K. Williams (left) while taping FINDING YOUR ROOTS.

Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - Feb. 26 & April 2 & 9, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

House Democratic Leadership Top row: House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina (left), Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Bottom row: Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico (left), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos of Illinois.

A Guide To Who's Who In House Leadership For The 116th Congress

The Democratic leadership is diverse, representing the record number of women and minorities first elected. Republicans, however, have a leadership slate made up almost entirely of white males

Meetings continued on Saturday between Congressional leadership staff and White House officials to come to an agreement for funding the government. Negotiations remain at an impasse.

No Deal To End Government Shutdown As Negotiations Continue In Washington

Congressional leadership staff and White House officials are meeting this weekend to come to an agreement, but remain at an impasse over funding for a border wall.

In a March 15, 2016, file photo, Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef, left, and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Seavey denies he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year's race, and has withdrawn from the 2018 race in protest.

Iditarod Names Four-Time Champ Dallas Seavey In Dog Doping Scandal

Under pressure from competitors, the race committee said the 30-year-old musher is under suspicion of giving his dogs the drug tamadol in this year's race. Seavey has denied any wrongdoing.

Rachel Barton Pine's Blues Dialogues album and Music by Black Composers educational project are part of a mission that stretches back more than 20 years.

For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

In <em>Red Dead Redemption</em> <em>2</em>, you don't exactly level up.

Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption 2

Our occasional series about storytelling returns with a look at Red Dead Redemption 2, which inverts one of the biggest tropes in video games — the Power Curve. There's no leveling up here.

Mac Miller performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Aug. 1, 2018.

The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2018

Watch 25 of the year's greatest, most surprising Tiny Desk performances, featuring just a sampling of the gifted artists who passed through NPR Music's office this year.

The Best Tiny Desk Concerts Of 2018

Watch 25 of the year's greatest, most surprising Tiny Desk performances, featuring just a sampling of the gifted artists who passed through NPR Music's office this year.

Richard Overton had been the oldest living veteran of American wars. He died Thursday.

Oldest American World War II Veteran Dies At 112

Richard Overton enlisted in an all-black battalion, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He loved ice cream, whiskey and cigars. "Today we mourn not just a hero, but a legend," the U.S. Army said.

In this image made from CCTV video, China's former deputy intelligence chief Ma Jian appears in a courtroom in the northeastern port city of Dalian, China.

Former Head Of Chinese Counterintelligence Sentenced To Life In Prison

Ma Jian, who served as vice minister of state security from 2006 until he was dismissed in 2015, was convicted on charges of accepting bribes and insider trading.

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