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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are making their closing arguments to voters as the 2016 presidential election comes to a close. Already, early voting numbers are providing clues about turnout and the candidates' effectiveness at getting out the vote.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to astrophysicist Adam Frank about his role as physics and philosophy adviser on Marvel's newest movie, Doctor Strange, which opened last Friday.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York, the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, who has a bird's-eye view of the Democrats' efforts to end the shutdown.

We remember Scottish poet Robert Burns on what would be the Bard of Ayrshire's 260th birthday. Burns' fans celebrate with traditional Scottish dishes.

The Supreme Court has revived the Trump administration's ban on transgender military personnel, for now. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shannon Minter of with the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

Tensions are rising in Venezuela ahead of nationwide protests called by the opposition-led National Assembly. A 35-year-old leader is heading the renewed effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says people at high risk of being infected with HIV should be offered a daily pill containing antiretroviral medications. The drug's cost remains a hurdle.

As speculation abounds over Attorney General Jeff Session's future, a crowded field of contenders are jockeying for position ahead of the Aug. 15 GOP primary in Alabama to choose his successor.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sahana Srinivasan, host of the new children's television series Brainchild, about making science relatable.

NPR's Debbie Elliott asks New York Times reporter Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura about another deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.