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Republicans have won control the U.S. Senate, while the state of the House of Representatives is still too close to call. Get the latest on the state of Congress.

The country artist's chart-topping new album, Something More Than Free, comes at a turning point in his life.

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After weeks of escalation, can diplomacy end the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel? NPR's Adrian Ma poses that question to former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian.

Robert Siegel speaks with former top diplomat Thomas Pickering, who led the State Department's investigation into the September 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Pickering's report was criticized by witnesses at this week's congressional oversight hearing about the administration's handling of the attacks.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Brown University economist Mark Blyth about the challenges facing Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the Federal Reserve.

Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed a tornado blew through Wayne County on the evening of May 27. The storm uprooted trees and damaged barns in Damascus Township, lasting from 6:20 p.m. to 6:22 p.m. Monday evening.The NWS determined the storm was an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which ranges from zero to five. Maximum wind speeds reached 90 miles per hour.The Wayne County Director of Emergency Management is asking residents to report storm damage by calling the office at (570) 253-1622.The NWS also confirmed a tornado in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County later that evening.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is inviting the public to look over plans and provide feedback on a bridge project in Northeast Pennsylvania. The online plans display concerns the Delaware River Bridge Rehabilitation Project on State Route 6, which connects Matamoras Borough in Pike County to Port Jervis in Orange County, New York. The project on section 451 of SR 6 proposes replacements for the sidewalks and deck of the current bridge, among other improvements, and is expected to take place in three stages. PennDOT noted that the current bridge does not have a historic designation. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2024 and continue until 2025.

Miller directed the first Mad Max in 1979, as well as Mad Max: Fury Road in 2014 and the new prequel Furiosa. In 2016, he revealed that he was never sure how his movies would hold up over time.

Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6 attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.