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Former VP Biden Gives Emotional Tribute At McCain's Memorial Service

Former Vice President Biden gave an emotional tribute to his former colleague and friend Sen. John McCain. Biden's son, Beau, died of the same type of brain cancer that took McCain's life.

Former VP Biden Gives Emotional Tribute At McCain's Memorial Service

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1968: How We Got Here

Revisiting 1968's Democratic National Convention In Chicago

The convention was marred by violent protests and clashes with police that helped to define the unrest that marked the year. The meeting also featured heated political battles inside the hall.

Revisiting 1968's Democratic National Convention In Chicago

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From A POW Prison, John McCain Emerged A 'Maverick'

John McCain is escorted by Lt. Cmdr. Jay Coupe Jr. to Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport on March 14, 1973, after 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. Horst Faas/AP hide caption

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From A POW Prison, John McCain Emerged A 'Maverick'

McCain was shot down during the Vietnam War and was held captive and tortured for years. The ordeal helped fuel his political career.

From A POW Prison, John McCain Emerged A 'Maverick'

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DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

Demonstrators gather outside the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting to protest the use of "superdelegates" in the party's presidential nomination process. The DNC voted to drastically reduce their role this weekend. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

Party leaders who have voted on the nominations of Democrats' presidential candidates for three decades, unbound by primaries and caucuses, will now only weigh in if a convention is deadlocked.

DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

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Amanda Shires Won't 'Give Away The Secrets' Of Her Songs

"The beauty of songs, I think, is if you do it right a lot of people can relate to it in their own way," Amanda Shires says. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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Amanda Shires Won't 'Give Away The Secrets' Of Her Songs

Amanda Shires' new album To the Sunset takes on more pop than her usual folk and Americana style and includes messages about motherhood and moving through life's rough parts.

Amanda Shires Won't 'Give Away The Secrets' Of Her Songs

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1968: How We Got Here

Revisiting The 1968 Republican Convention

The Republican Convention of 1968 was a contrast to the tumultuous events of that year. Republicans sought to present their party as a law-and-order antidote to the disturbing scenes at home.

Revisiting The 1968 Republican Convention

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Barack And Joe Solve A Murder Mystery

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, pictured here in the Oval Office in 2016, reunite as a buddy-cop crime-solving duo in the new (entirely fictional) novel Hope Never Dies. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Barack And Joe Solve A Murder Mystery

The new noir novel Hope Never Dies rekindles a presidential buddy-cop bromance in order to unravel a suspicious death in Delaware. It is, to be clear, 100 percent fan fiction.

Barack And Joe Solve A Murder Mystery

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Labor Clout Takes A Hit In Supreme Court Ruling On Dues

Union activists and supporters rally Wednesday in Lower Manhattan against the Supreme Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Labor Clout Takes A Hit In Supreme Court Ruling On Dues

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions this week, saying workers don't need to pay a cent in dues or fees, but they can still benefit from a union contract in their workplace.

Labor Clout Takes A Hit In Supreme Court Ruling On Dues

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Reassessing Organized Labor's Political Power After Supreme Court Ruling

A new Supreme Court ruling removes unions' ability to collect fees to cover collective bargaining costs for workers who opt out of union membership. It's a big setback for labor unions in the U.S.

Reassessing Organized Labor's Political Power After Supreme Court Ruling

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Trump Sees Pardon As Power, Perk — Considers One For Muhammad Ali

In this file photo, Muhammad Ali is honored on March 14, 2001, receiving the UCP's Humanitarian Award from Donald Trump at the United Cerebral Palsy dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. George De Sota/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Sees Pardon As Power, Perk — Considers One For Muhammad Ali

For President Trump, the pardon seems to have become the ultimate symbol of presidential power. He says he's considering one for the late boxer, though Ali's attorney says it's not necessary.

A Campaign Frozen In Time: Photographer Reflects On Covering Bobby Kennedy

David Kennerly says this 1968 photo of his, taken in Los Angeles at the beginning of Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, captures what it meant to cover the chaotic and carefree period as a photojournalist. "Everybody could get close, everybody wanted to," he says. David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images hide caption

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1968: How We Got Here

A Campaign Frozen In Time: Photographer Reflects On Covering Bobby Kennedy

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

With 'The Prodigal Son,' Ry Cooder Puts His Own Touch On Gospel Music

The Prodigal Son is Ry Cooder's first solo album in six years. On it, Cooder makes more traditional American gospel music his own. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images for Americana Music hide caption

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With 'The Prodigal Son,' Ry Cooder Puts His Own Touch On Gospel Music

In his first solo album in six years, Cooder injects social satire into his refurbished work of traditional American gospel music.

With 'The Prodigal Son,' Ry Cooder Puts His Own Touch On Gospel Music

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'My Fifth Career': Bettye LaVette Reinvents Bob Dylan For Herself

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'My Fifth Career': Bettye LaVette Reinvents Bob Dylan For Herself

The 72-year-old soul star reflects on a lifetime of overcoming industry skepticism and making Dylan's lyrics personal on her latest album Things Have Changed, her first major label release in 30 years.

'My Fifth Career': Bettye LaVette Reinvents Bob Dylan For Herself

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