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NPR's White House Correspondent Don Gonyea reports on President Bush's first State of the Union address. The president discussed the war on terrorism, but also highlighted his hopes for the future of the United States: more tax cuts and more jobs.

A COVID aid bill that President Biden says is crucial to dealing with the next phase of the pandemic has been stalled as Republicans try to force the CDC to keep border restrictions in place.

The Mayor of a Ukrainian town who was briefly taken hostage by Russian forces has emerged in France. He talks about what it was like being held by Russian soldiers and why he thinks he was released.

At CBS and NBC, journalists are vexed over moves to hire senior aides to President Biden and former President Trump, even though such hires are part of a tradition stretching back at least 50 years.

The Bloomington-Normal NAACP says the confirmation of judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court fills a void on the court that has been minimized for centuries.

Troops from 27 countries wrapped up one of the largest NATO war games since the 1980s — in the Arctic. A it was scheduled two years ago, but Russia's war in Ukraine gave the exercise a Cold War feel.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Daleep Singh, White House Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, about the latest round of sanctions imposed on Russia.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the United States is assisting efforts to examine potential war crimes in Ukraine as evidence of violence against civilians mounts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep in Kandahar reports on the Mosque of Mullah Mohammed Omar. It's a huge and unfinished monument to the Taliban leader.

George Harrison was "the quiet Beatle." But his soulful world view and unique guitar style helped give the group its distinctive sound. Harrison died at 58 after a long battle with cancer. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Palin of Monty Python's Flying Circus, who was a friend of Harrison.