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A Boston jury is weighing whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be put to death for his crimes.

It has been one year since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but in roughly half of the country it is still not an official day off.

"We're out here and we need to be, but I'm tired and I'm on edge," a left-wing demonstrator said on Sunday evening. "I'm also terrified," she added, noting rising tensions between the opposing groups.

Democracy is messy. A new free play for visitors to the Federal Hall National Monument in New York shows just how messy the early days of the federal government were.

The NPR series, "Body Electric," has the results of the study into screen time, movement and better health. Follow along with the series at npr.org/bodyelectric or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.

The 12 jurors, who have remained anonymous throughout the trial, will be fully sequestered each night at a nearby hotel until they reach a decision. Any verdict must be unanimous.

"There's no getting around it," says Linda St. Thomas, chief spokeswoman for the Smithsonian. About two-thirds of the institution's staff are federal employees and will be furloughed effective Jan. 2.

With one month until Election Day and early voting underway, here's what NPR voting correspondent Miles Parks is focusing on.

We look at what the Trump White House did in early 2017 and what might be different this time around.

We look at what the Trump White House did in early 2017, and what might be different this time around.