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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who denied entreaties to overturn the 2020 race, faces a primary challenge from one of the nation's preeminent election deniers, Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.

A Republican-led effort in Congress tightened work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Just a few months prior, Indiana Republicans passed a state law to expand the program. The law's author, Republican State Senator Jon Ford( R-Terre Haute), says he worries the federal change may counteract that expansion.

A station to detect nuclear weapons tests picked up the volcanic eruption in Tonga from Antarctica. Some experts say the blast could be more than 50 megatons, while NASA estimates 6-10 megatons.

NPR's Cheryl Thompson speaks with Maurice Chammah of the Marshall Project to talk about the growing "constitutional sheriff" movement and what its aims are.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently told constituents under 65 not to take the new COVID-19 vaccines, despite CDC and FDA recommendations that everyone older than 6 months get the shots. DeSantis's statement is not based on science or data.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to keynote an event for lawmakers who promote conservative Christian dominance — the latest connection illustrating his close relationship with Christian extremists.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Yunnan Province Sunday afternoon, leveling buildings and rippling roads. Rescue crews are still working to find survivors.

Political journalist Bridget Johnson, Trump supporter Jeff Giesea and radio host Farajii Muhammad discuss the week's big topics. We ask our guests what they think was the biggest news story.

Hector Ruiz is one of the few Latinos who have led Fortune 500 companies. He grew up poor in a small coal-mining town in Mexico. He shined shoes to help his family get by, and walked across the U.S.-Mexico border each day to go to high school in Texas. Host Michel Martin talks with him about his new memoir, Slingshot.

Since Gen. David Petraeus resigned as the head of the CIA after admitting to an extramarital affair, the scandal has become rich fodder for the opinion pages. NPR's Jacki Lyden reads from a variety of op-eds, and takes calls from listeners on why the story matters.