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President Biden, in a roughly hour-long press conference, doubled down on his decision to stay in the race despite growing calls from leaders and supporters that he should step down from the ticket.

Vice President Kamala Harris needs to choose a running mate by August 7th. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalists Jonathan Tamari, Ronald Hansen and Colin Campbell about Harris' options.

With a spot on the Democratic ticket open, NPR's A Martinez asks two political scientists about their analysis of how important vice presidential picks are to a campaign.

A joint investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and the program 1A finds that more than 250 workers have died in trench cave-ins over the last decade. Deaths that were preventable, experts say.

Wall Drug is a huge, cowboy-themed tourist attraction near Badlands National Park, visited by 2 million people a year. It also has a functional pharmacy that faces many of the challenges of rural health care.

In collaboration with Texas Public Radio and member station WAMU's program 1A, NPR's Station Investigations Team finds that 250 workers have died in trench collapses in the past decade.

The Republican National Convention wrapped up with a 90-minute nomination acceptance speech from former President Donald Trump, in which he recalled how he was wounded by gunfire on Saturday.

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

The highly anticipated decision comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.

Researchers are helping Missoula county officials learn who’s calling 911 during heat waves. Rural callers are disproportionately affected, prompting emergency planners to rethink their approach.