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Dr. Janet Woodcock, an administrative veteran of the Food and Drug Administration since the 1980s, has been acting director of the agency since January. Why is the permanent job so hard to fill?

Inflation upended President Biden's domestic agenda and is a top issue for voters heading into the midterms. We track how the White House changed its approach, and how voters have responded.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rana Mitter, professor of the modern China's history and politics at the University of Oxford, about President Xi.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the most entertaining musical biography satire since Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Don't expect much truth in the telling here — but do expect some over-the-top fun.

Summer is short. Get outdoors. Enjoy the time away from it all. Gaze at the night sky. Swim in a lake or pond. Howl at the stars. And, of course, eat well.

NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a tour with LA Times columnist Patt Morrison of Los Angeles' top makeout spots, which offer a vantage point into the city's last century of development and urban sprawl.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lyndsay Rush, the poet behind @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram, on how she went from not liking poetry to publishing her debut book of poems, A BIT MUCH.

In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked “rock glaciers.” The rock covering these vast hunks of ice makes them far less affected by warming temperatures.

A political update from Erie, Pa., which has been pivotal to, and a bellwether of, presidential election outcomes.

NPR's Music team breaks down this week's new music, plus how the impact of movie soundtracks has changed.