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Metro GM Randy Clarke on the big July 4th weekend and how the agency became cool again. Plus, UVA's Center for Politics Larry Sabato on Virginia's primary elections next month.

About halfway through 2026 — and just a few months before the critical midterm elections — Democrats appear to be doubling down on healthcare as a campaign issue as costs rise and insurance coverage declines. Meanwhile, Congress is taking aim at nonprofit hospitals. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner and guests discuss these stories and more.

Platner drops out. The U.S. exits the World Cup.

Farage resigns. Trump eyes Greenland again.

Ira Glass, creator and host of This American Life, got his start right here in Washington D.C.. He's back in the District this week for a live performance at Capital Turnaround and spoke with WAMU's All Things Considered host Tamika Smith about how his time here influenced his career. 

This week on Get Out There, we're picking some blue crabs!

Is it always a bad thing?

Do these candidates have a chance for widespread appeal come November?

If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

What lessons can we take from the nation’s founding to light the country’s path forward?