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President Biden has vowed to tackle gun violence in the U.S., tapping David Chipman, a former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent turned gun control advocate, to lead the ATF.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nick Robinson, of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, about the dozens of anti-protest bills introduced by Republican lawmakers this year.

The singer-songwriter says she reckons with her multiracial identity and her hometown's history through her various musical projects, which now include an incoming solo project.

President Biden's pick to lead the ATF, David Chipman, will get a confirmation hearing Wednesday. The agency helps enforce U.S. gun laws but hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director in six years.

South Carolina is now asking death-row inmates to choose between the electric chair and firing squad, citing a lack of lethal injection drugs. Critics say the move is more about conservative politics.

After the attacks, barriers and thigh-high cement bollards sprouted up seemingly overnight in Washington, D.C. But new threats show the need for adaptability.

The law has provoked fear and anxiety for people who seek the procedure and for those who provide it. Anyone who assists someone who tries to get an abortion after 6 weeks can be sued in civil court.

A federal judge has blocked the state's controversial abortion law, finding it was designed to make it difficult for people to exercise their constitutional rights. Texas will appeal.

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

President Biden meets with grieving families in Texas while Senators try to find common ground on gun legislation in Congress.

Toronto Mayor David Miller talks with Renee Montagne about an alleged terrorist ring that may have planned to bomb targets in Ottawa and Toronto. Most of the 17 terrorist suspects are to appear in court today for a formal hearing. Police expect more arrests related to the case.

The U.S. government will sharply boost royalty rates for companies as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices.