Puerto Rico Governor Anticipates Hurricane Maria Will Bring 'Severe Devastation'

Published September 19, 2017 at 6:24 PM EDT

Hurricane Maria threatens to devastate Puerto Rico, mere weeks after the U.S. territory was battered by Hurricane Irma. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how the island is preparing ahead of one of the worst storms in recorded history.

Over 100 artists came together to create the 46-song collective album 'TRANSA'

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Scott Simon speaks to Massima Bell and poet Eileen Myles about "TRANSA", a compilation of music by queer artists and their allies, focusing on trans issues.
What changes will come to the National Archives under President Trump?

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Scott Simon talks to Colleen Shogan who leads the National Archives about the challenges facing the agency in a time of deep political polarization.
Week in politics: President Biden's recent foreign affairs at home and abroad

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We look at the Biden administration's response to the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as President Biden commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people.