House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State The effort to make Washington, D.C. the 51st star on the U.S. flag has never had more support. But the measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain. Barbara Sprunt
Supreme Court Rejects Restrictions On Life Without Parole For Juveniles The court's conservatives said that a judge need not make a finding of "permanent incorrigibility" before sentencing a juvenile offender to life without parole. Nina Totenberg
Q&A: Documentary Unravels Twisted Knots Of QAnon Movement Cullen Hoback followed the growth of QAnon for three years. He speaks with NPR about the dangerous conspiracy theory and his six-part series on HBO. Domenico Montanaro
U.S. To Pledge To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Half President Biden is hosting a virtual climate summit to show support for the Paris climate deal. The hope is that his aggressive plan to cut U.S. carbon emissions will push other countries to do more. Jeff Brady
Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut The president opened a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade. Scott Detrow
Biden Says Goal Of 200 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In 100 Days Has Been Met In celebrating the milestone, the president also announced the administration would begin offering tax credits to employers who give workers time off to get vaccinated. Brian Naylor
Where Efforts To Overhaul Policing Stand In Congress After Chauvin Verdict The guilty verdict against the former officer has added new urgency around stalled talks on legislation to ban chokeholds and end qualified immunity for police. But the path remains far from clear. Jason Breslow
DOJ To Investigate Minneapolis Police For Possible Patterns Of Excessive Force Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the inquiry a day after a jury convicted former officer Dereck Chauvin on murder charges in the death of George Floyd. Carrie Johnson
Sanders And Top Progressives Push To Make College Free For Most Americans They are introducing legislation that would eliminate tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions for those from families earning up to $125,000 and make community college free for everyone. Kelsey Snell
George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One' The former president's book features portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators: "I am attempting to join others in saying the system's broken. Let's fix it." Rachel Martin