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The Wisconsin Republican received 236 votes, well above the 218 he needed to become speaker.

A bad restaurant write-up couldn't have been real as the restaurant had yet to open, a French court ruled.

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A new movie chronicles the team of journalists who uncovered the clergy sex abuse scandal in Boston. Director Tom McCarthy and former Globe editor Walter Robinson join Fresh Air to discuss Spotlight.

Republican presidential candidates pushed for what they see as a "simpler" tax code with flat taxes and fewer pages, but experts say there are big drawbacks to some of these plans.

To understand current-day political branding in Kentucky, you have to go back to the Civil War.

The governor and legislators can't agree how to fix the deficit or how much money schools should get. Meanwhile, districts are taking out loans and racking up interest costs to keep the lights on.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks about the 35-year one-child policy's effects on Chinese society with Mei Fong, author of the book One Child: The Story Of China's Most Radical Experiment.

Critic Ken Tucker considers three songs by three artists: Elvis Costello's "I Can't Turn It Off," Lana Del Rey's cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and Eleanor Friedberger's "Alphabet City."

The measure, which passed 64 to 35, would suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government until after the presidential election campaign. President Obama is expected to sign it.