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Ben Kieffer speaks with Karen Kedrowski and Jim McCormick of Iowa State University about the bills moving through congress. Kedrowski and McCormick also discuss the congressional testimonies on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, the debt ceiling debate and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley running for an 8th term.

Early voting for Iowa’s city and school elections begins in about two weeks, and some deadlines and procedures for voting by mail are different this year because of new voting laws. For the third week in a row, Iowa health officials are reporting the state’s new coronavirus infections have topped 10 thousand over the past week. Plus, soccer attracts kids of all backgrounds in Iowa, but IPR’s Kassidy Arena reports the sport isn’t equally accessible to all of them.

Only one of Alaska's bears can take home the title of Fat Bear Week 2021 champion.

Two days of congressional testimony from the country's top military leaders has put the battle for that narrative on center stage.

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary by looking back on moments of 1971. When Don Cornelius created Soul Train 50 years ago, it soon became a cultural institution — showcasing Black music and culture.

People who got the "one-and-done" Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may feel forgotten in the booster debate. There aren't immediate plans for a J&J booster, but some doctors think there should be.

Facebook executives will appear before a Senate panel following a list of public crises — including Instagram's impact on children. Facebook paused plans to build a version of Instagram for kids.

Fatal drug overdoses, including from meth, have soared. California is preparing to roll out a controversial but proven treatment that involves paying stimulant users small sums of money not to use.

Growing numbers of Latinos turned a mysterious census category into the country's second-largest racial group. Researchers say that makes it harder to address racial inequities over the next decade.

Some scientists say discrimination against gay and lesbian government employees during James Webb's tenure as NASA administrator should preclude him from having a telescope named in his honor.