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David Gura speaks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the health of the U.S. economy amid inflation, supply chain interruptions and labor shortages.

Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

Weekend Edition guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Silvio Pietroluongo of Billboard Magazine about the recent changes to the formula for the "Hot 100" chart. Billboard now incorporates the number of views on YouTube to determine the top songs in the country.

To those who closely follow the voter ID wars, Hans von Spakovsky is a household name, one of the nation's leading and controversial crusaders against voter fraud. So it was news that the Republican lawyer failed to get a second term on the electoral board of Virginia's largest county.

Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay.

How to get rid of the rodents? Why cats of course. The Tree House Humane Society in Chicago is taking feral cats that can't thrive in a home or shelter, and setting them up in rat infested areas.

State law lets any member of the bar be appointed as a public defender. Gov. Jay Nixon was assigned a client, but Nixon's spokesman says you can't appoint an attorney without the attorney's consent.

Also: Jurors deliberate the fate of the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect; there's flash flooding in Kentucky; and the Pluto space probe is safe.

Also: The Obama Administration will briefly delay the health insurance penalty deadline; Germany summons the U.S. ambassador over allegations of spying; military training is implicated in one Australian bushfire; and the Vatican's newly formed cricket team will play a Church of England team.

Also: A monster Kansas tornado causes damage but no injuries; South Carolina bans most abortions after 20 weeks; and the San Jose Sharks will be one of the teams in the NHL's Stanley Cup finals.