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Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Neb., about her top issues for the election season, and how the next administration can help her community.

For the first time in 22-years women are running the top organization responsible for electing Latino Democrats to Congress. They say they know how to win with abortiona as a driving force.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist who held top communications and strategy positions in the House and Senate, about how Trump's guilty verdict may affect his campaign.

After reaching record level highs in January, olive oil prices in Spain are now dropping, causing worry among olive oil producers.

Monty's competition included a bichon frisé called Neal, a Skye terrier named Archer, a whippet and repeat runner-up known as Bourbon and a shih tzu called Comet who's been a finalist before.

The Senate has passed a budget blueprint that may give momentum to the GOP tax overhaul. NPR's Melissa Block talks to economist Stephen Moore at the Heritage Foundation about the plan.

Country music superstar Morgan Wallen is the first artist to have five Top 10 singles from an album that hasn't even been released yet. His highly anticipated album "I'm the Problem" drops in May.

It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records. They recorded John Lee Hooker, the Four Seasons and Betty Everett, but the music has been unavailable for decades. A new box set ends the wait.

David Greene and Renee Montagne share a hip-hop rendition of the Morning Edition theme. A hip-hop group by the name of Jazzy Triggs took the theme, added a beat and dropped some rhymes on top.