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Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., speaks during a news conference to unveil House Democrats' anti-corruption bill, the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

House Democrats Introduce Anti-Corruption Bill As Symbolic 1st Act

Democrats say the bill is for people who "feel left out and locked out from their own democracy." It addresses voting, political money, redistricting and ethics.

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Animal Water Sports, Dangerous Food

The Eastern Sierra mountains near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The town is surrounded by U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land and, with the government shutdown, 'the landlords are absent.'

'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.

Nick's Cafe owner Nick Andurlakis says his business near the Denver Federal Center has dropped about 20 percent since the partial government shutdown began. He thinks the decrease is due to a combination of the shutdown and the holidays.

Not Out To Lunch: Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers Suffer The Shutdown

While the furloughed employees are likely to get back pay, a sandwich shop is not going to get paid for a sandwich not eaten.

Wayne Shorter, whose album <em>Emanon</em> was crowned the winner of the 2018 NPR Music Jazz Poll.

Wayne Shorter Travels The Spaceways

A new album by the octogenarian saxophonist is always a big deal, but his latest — and the winner of the 2018 Jazz Critics Poll — is also just plain big: 3 discs and an 84-page graphic novel.

The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll

Over 130 critics voted on the best jazz albums of 2018 — celebrated elders dominated the top of the results, but a class of younger musicians is rising.

Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in <em>Vice</em>. The film, which was written and directed by Adam McKay, has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Vice' Filmmaker Adam McKay; Driverless Cars

McKay's new film centers on Dick Cheney. Lloyd Schwartz reviews Roger Water's recording of Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale. Former NYC traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz discusses driverless cars.

City Club of Eugene: From Eugene to Salem, A Conversation With Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters

Recorded On: January 4, 2019Air Date: January 7, 2019Eugene’s own Martha Walters is now the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, with all the duties…

Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan is being held in Moscow's Lefortovo prison on accusations of espionage by the Russian government.

As American Sits In Moscow Jail, Russia Says U.S. Has Detained One Of Its Citizens

A top Russian official has dismissed suggestions that Paul Whelan would be traded for any Russian in U.S. custody.

Dom Flemons' <em>Black Cowboys </em>retells the settling of America's West through a new lens.

Dom Flemons Presents A New Image Of The American Cowboy

The singer-songwriter's latest album, Black Cowboys, chronicles the role played by African-Americans in settling the West after the Civil War. The album has been nominated for a Grammy.

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