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Democrats withstood around-the-clock resistance from Republicans, sending the “millionaires’ tax” back to the Senate for agreement and then onto signing by the governor.
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Ford struggled to find his footing in Hollywood before being cast as Han Solo in Star Wars. Now 83, he plays a therapist in the Apple TV series Shrinking: "I really do love the work," he says.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the importance of two cinema giants, artists who in their respective ways represented the best that moviemaking has to offer: the Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall and the master documentary director Frederick Wiseman. -
Movie ReviewsIt’s been two and a half decades, but the documentary “WTO/99” recalls when Seattle’s streets were wracked with protests, Dan Webster says. -
Conversation with Spokane String Quartet violist Jeanette Wee-Yang and guest 'cellist Calvin Kung
Events
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EventsJoin SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.
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A judge ruled that three prosecutors were illegally appointed to run the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, constitutional scholar and law professor.
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Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates. -
At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting for a chance to go into Iran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Maya Berry of the Arab American Institute about the role of politics in heightened anti-Muslim speech in the U.S.
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Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown exclusively on YouTube. This announcement follows years of scandals and dwindling audiences for Hollywood's premiere awards show. NPR's A Martinez talks to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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A high school swim team in Texas raised nearly $20,000 to help their beloved school custodian after he spent months in the hospital.
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A special election to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene brings renewed attention to the role President Trump's endorsement plays in deep-red districts and among his voters.
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What do Tuesday's elections in Georgia and Mississippi signal about the future of Republicans and Democrats nationally? NPR asks Matthew Klein of Cook Political Report.
