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There is little chance of comprehensive immigration reform despite broad agreement for its need and rising public concern about it. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Dueling border visits, the Supreme Court, the Senate minority leader, Super Tuesday – lots to chew over with Ron Elving. Ron, thanks so much for being with us. RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good…

Stephanie wants to squeeze Mom for finishing off her ailing clutch, Bill’s Blazer is belching a bit of smoke and Ray recounts the tale of ‘The Great Montreal Hotel Fire’ that consumed his Ford LTD -or so he thought, all on this episode of the Best of Car Talk. Get access to hundreds of episodes…

Denis Villeneuve remembers watching the 1984 movie version of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel Dune and thinking, “Someday, someone else will do it again” — not realizing he would be that filmmaker. He spoke to Sam Briger about shooting Dune in the desert and his love of silent film. Ken Tucker reviews a new solo…

Friday on the NewsHour, thousands gather for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, defying the Kremlin and fears of a police crackdown. Four years after the first COVID death in the U.S., we speak to the CDC director about new guidance. Plus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner working to combat poverty in his…

Host Wendy Williams appears at the Soul Train Awards in Las Vegas on Nov. 7, 2014. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The premiere of a controversial Lifetime docuseries about the ongoing health and financial battles of former talk show host and shock jock Wendy Williams has sharpened the focus on her court-appointed financial guardianship. The two-part docuseries Where…

The monthly mortgage payment on a typical U.S. home has nearly doubled since 2020, a Zillow report found. With mortgage rates hovering around 7%, that isn’t likely to improve much in the near future. Plus: Bitcoin investors finally see a thaw, new guidelines encourage the federal government to hire military spouses and a Chinese coffee…

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs the Senate chamber in Washington, DC. McConnell announced Wednesday that he would step down as Republican leader in November. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he will retire from his position on Capitol Hill in November. The GOP leader leaves behind a legacy of…

It is so expensive to have a kid in the United States. The U.S. is one of just a handful of countries worldwide with no federal paid parental leave; it offers functionally no public childcare (and private childcare is wildly expensive); and women can expect their pay to take a hit after becoming a parent.…

The American journalism industry is in crisis – layoffs, strikes, and site shutdowns have some people talking about the potential extinction of the the news industry as we know it. Just last week, VICE Media announced their plans to layoff hundreds of employees and halt website operations. Taylor Lorenz, the Washington Post online culture and…

But for Iranians the question isn’t who to vote for, but whether to turn up. Show more But for Iranians the question isn’t who to vote for, but whether to turn up. Also on the programme: In spite of a heavy police presence, thousands pay their respects as the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is…