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President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

6 takeaways from Trump's pointedly partisan address to Congress

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

Dear Life Kit: My friend texts me way too much. How do I get her to stop?

An NPR listener says her friend pings her morning, noon and night, even if she doesn't respond. She'd like to say something, but she's afraid it will hurt her friend's feelings.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks at a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of USAID in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine plans to force Republicans to vote on Trump's Canada tariffs

Republicans are "nervous" about President Trump's tariffs raising prices, says Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. He plans to force a vote in the Senate on them soon.

Clubgoers hit the dance floor at a disco in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the 1970s.

Amid Soviet Central Asia's boogie nights, the rhythms of a region's future

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

Tests show the amount of sediment stirred up by large cruise ships often exceeds EPA standards and can damage the marine environment.

In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane

Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests.

The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, DC in a 2024 file photo. While the giant agency has been exempt from the federal hiring freeze, changes to federal hiring software have made it almost impossible for the department to bring on new hires for urgently-needed medical positions.

Federal hiring is nearly frozen. For those who can hire, a new roadblock has emerged

Some federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, are largely exempt from President Trump's hiring freeze. But they're hitting a new roadblock in bringing new staff on.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, chats with his Premier Li Qiang as leaders and delegates prepare to leave after attending the opening session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

China's parliament opens with confidence about the economy despite tariffs, headwinds

China will aim for economic growth of around 5% this year, the same as last year. This comes despite deep domestic challenges and fresh tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S.

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on immigration and border priorities, on Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

Spanish-language rebuttal to Trump's joint address focuses on immigration

New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat delivered the Democrats' Spanish-language rebuttal to President Trump's joint address, focusing on the president's immigration policy.

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift shows, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift's Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

President Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.

From cheers to protests, here's a look inside the chamber during Trump's speech

Partisan divisions were on display as Republican lawmakers gave Trump frequent standing ovations, while Democrats sat stone faced, held signs and walked out of the chamber in protest.

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