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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Portland's lead health official, Jennifer Vines, about the extreme heat's impact on the Pacific Northwest.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, says materials from an IRS workshop in 2010 instructed agents to flag applications from "progressive" groups as well as those with "Tea Party," "patriot" or "9/12" in their names.

The brief talks marked the first face-to-face meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden wanted Sweden to join NATO as a sign of western unity against Russia. But Turkey is standing in the way.

Newly disclosed evidence revealed an apparent conflict of interest for Biden adviser Anita Dunn, when she consulted for an Illinois politician facing #MeToo related allegations in 2018.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California, who wants to keep the government open, and believes the refugee situation at the southern border must be addressed.

In jazz, the best albums of the year only tell part of the story. What's happening at street level — in small venues, clubs and festivals — shows the pulse of the music in real time.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that 59 percent of people contacted by a debt collector had outstanding medical bills. Telecommunications and utility bills trailed far behind.

An intense debate is underway in Pakistan over what to do about a surge of deadly Taliban attacks. The city's chief counterterrosim officer was killed a few weeks ago. Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam Khan was and remains a legendary figure.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Oscar Quintero, aka Kay Sedia, who sold Tupperware in drag and was once one of its top sellers, about how the company changed his life.