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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about the election in the UK, when the incumbent Conservative Party lost badly.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Houston wedding planner Darryl Moore about the creative ways couples are beating the summer heat on their big days.

Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who wants the White House to lift restrictions on long-range missiles, and announced more aid.

The Argentinian manager who has led some of Europe's biggest clubs will now take over the U.S. men's squad with less than two years to go before the U.S. co-hosts the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

Negotiations continued between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday to avoid the fiscal cliff. Earlier in the day, Boehner prepared his fellow House Republicans for the likelihood that taxes will have to rise on top earners. He's also now talking about a "plan B" if talks fail to come to a deal. Tamara Keith joins Melissa Block from Capitol Hill.

As Republican presidential hopefuls leave Iowa, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Neil Levesque at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College about the next contest.

With the Iowa Caucus behind them, Republican presidential candidates set their sights on New Hampshire voters — ahead of the state's primary next week.

President Biden's supporters are running a write-in campaign to ensure he still gets votes even though his name won't be listed on the state's primary ballot.

It was a very newsy year for Congress, but lawmakers did not manage to pass much legislation. Only 27 bills passed through both chambers.

Voters in New York's Third Congressional District will cast ballots in a special election Tuesday. The seat was last held by Republican George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year.