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The Library of Congress has named Tracy K. Smith as the the country's new poet laureate. She's the author of three collections of poetry and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2012.

Rachel Martin speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, about a lawsuit from members of Congress who are suing President Trump for violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

A college student in Wyoming was arrested trying to leave a store with three TVs. Police said they found many stolen items in her dorm room. She told police she was working on a paper on kleptomania.

Christians in Minya province have faced long-running tensions with their Muslim neighbors over an issue central to their survival as a community — whether they can build churches.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon about Attorney General Sessions testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Wyden, who's on the panel, had questions for Sessions.

Nick Lyon is the highest-ranking state official to be charged in the crisis.

Multiple people were shot in Alexandria, Va., according to police. Multiple news organizations are reporting that a congressional baseball practice was being held and that there are injuries.

Authorities are praising Capitol Police for preventing further bloodshed when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded but are OK.

Rep. Mo Brooks of South Carolina was on the baseball field when a gunman started shooting at a GOP baseball practice Wednesday morning. Brooks tells NPR he sought cover in a dugout with others.

Scalise, a former systems engineer, served for 12 years in the Louisiana Legislature before being elected to the House. He was playing second base when he was shot in the hip on Wednesday.