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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cris deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody's Analytics, about the impact of a potential U.S. debt default.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon about the legacy of the invasion of Iraq which happened 20 years ago.

The 2009 Social Security and Medicare Trustees report released Tuesday showed the funds will be exhausted a couple of years sooner than was reported last year. That's largely because high unemployment rates mean a lower level of payroll tax receipts being paid in to both programs. On the other hand, compared to what's happened to many private retirement accounts, Social Security is looking pretty healthy.

The Boston Globe will give people a chance to ask to revisit or remove past coverage of their actions that has since damaged their reputations. We look at how a similar effort played out in Cleveland.

The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling upholds access to mifepristone, a drug used in more than 60% of abortions. The decision shocked some doctors and abortion rights advocates.

Comedian Kevin Hart was set to host the Oscars, until his past tweets resurfaced, revealing homophobic and sexist attitudes. He has since stepped down as host.

The think tank is laying off nearly all of its staff, as its former board sues to stop what it calls a "takeover" by the Trump administration.

This year's winner of our Student Podcast Challenge, junior, Teagan Nam, described how their friends and classmates turned to memes and social media as a coping method.

Dion Nissenbaum, one of the executive producers of the revealing new documentary "Who Killed Shireen?" speaks to Morning Edition about an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Melissa Block talks with Tony Fratto, a partner with Hamilton Place Strategies and former Treasury spokesperson, about how the Treasury pays bills, why breaching the debt ceiling is problematic, and why the debt ceiling exists at all.