What does a busy president want to eat? This White House chef has the answer You know that old line, “Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you who you are”? If that’s true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five presidents of the United States better than almost anyone. Read more on NPR

Protections for minority voters are at the center of a Florida redistricting case Voting rights groups challenging the state congressional map want the Florida Supreme Court to reinstate a district that gave Black voters in one region the chance to elect their preferred candidate. Read more on NPR

Hanif Abdurraqib is a ‘genius.’ His friends aren’t impressed Hanif Abdurraqib’s writing has earned him a MacArthur “genius” grant. His most recent book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, landed a spot on Barack Obama’s summer reading list. But those accolades don’t matter to him as much as being a good friend and…

He’s in a New York prison. Yet a judge let him stay on a U.S. House ballot — in Alaska A fringe candidate who’s never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s…

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86. Read more on NPR

An undecided swing state voter watched the debate. It moved the needle Cameron Lewellen of Georgia headed into Tuesday’s debate one of the small but potentially key slice of voters who are undecided about the presidential election. After, his vote is in sharper focus. Read more on NPR

During Tuesday’s debate, Harris was in command; Trump was incoherent Vice President Kamala Harris was dominant during Tuesday’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. Former President Donald Trump struggled to stay on topic and a times sounded incoherent. With the race to the White House neck and neck will this debate make a difference? For sponsor-free episodes…

A venture capital grant program for Black women officially ends after court ruling Attorneys representing conservative activist Edward Blum and the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund wrote that both parties “have settled,” asking the court to permanently dismiss the case. Read more on NPR

Twelve Years in an Iranian Prison for a Punctuation Mark It’s been two years since the death of a woman in the custody of Iran’s morality police led to protests across the country. The brutal government crackdown that followed continues today- with artists, journalists and activists targeted. NPR’s Jackie Northam brings us the voices of…

What Musk’s Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk instituted sweeping changes — including rebranding the social media platform as “X.” Authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac recount the takeover in Character Limit. Read more on NPR