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Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks tonight at the Democratic National Convention knowing that many of her supporters remain uncommitted to presumptive nominee, Sen. Barack Obama. In a special Beauty Shop, early Clinton supporters Rep. Loretta Sanchez and the Rev. Marcia Dyson explain their thoughts about Obama. Also, Obama supporter and Democratic activist Debbie Dingell talks about achieving party unity.

A Black man now chairs the Republican National Committee (RNC). Last Friday, Michael Steele was elected to the post in the sixth round of voting. And the former Lt. Gov. of Maryland, has already come out swinging against the Democrats. Steele talks about serving as the first African-American to lead the party of Lincoln, and his plans for the GOP.

In a tense election season, candidates from both parties are courting the evangelical vote. But, within the evangelical community, there are differences of approach regarding issues of same-sex marriage, the environment and abortion. Two evangelical leaders — the Rev. Harry Jackson and the Rev. Jim Wallis — discuss faith and politics.

Manmohan Singh, a 71-year-old economist, is slated to become India's new prime minister after Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi stunned supporters by declining the job. A former finance minister and member of India's Sikh minority, Singh oversaw the liberalizing reforms of India's economy in the early 1990s. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

The map endorsed by the Senate.The Kansas Senate has endorsed a map that would redraw the state's congressional districts. The plan would put the city of Lawrence entirely in the 2nd District. The city is currently split between the 2nd and 3rd. Senator Tim Owens, an Overland Park Republican, chairs the chamber's redistricting committee. He says Kansans have told him that they want a plan that splits as few counties as possible.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a75c0000 Around half the chamber's Republicans supported the bill along with all the Democratic minority. The state Republican Party has criticized the map, saying it skews the 2nd District in favor of the Democratic Party. The proposal would increase the number of registered Democratic voters in the 2nd, but there would still be more registered Republicans. The map would also move the city of Manhattan from the 2 nd District into the 1st, which covers western Kansas. City officials have opposed that move. The redistricting plan will now go to the Kansas House.

Protesters outside Brownback's speech on the KU campus. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)During a speech at the University of Kansas last (MON) night, Governor Sam Brownback touted a tax-cutting bill he signed into law earlier this year. The plan will cut personal income tax rates and eliminate income taxes for nearly 200,000 businesses. Brownback said that could help attract people and jobs to the state. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7b45c0000The Kansas Democratic Party blasted the plan before the speech. Chair Joan Wagnon said it would create budget troubles and hurt low-income residents by eliminating some tax credits. Around 20 protesters gathered outside the venue holding signs with slogans like “Who would Jesus tax?” One of the protesters, Margie Wakefield, is vice chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7b45c0001The new tax plan takes effect in January.

Jim Sherow is a Democrat running for the Kansas 1st District Congressional seat (Photo credit: Jim Sherow Facebook page)WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Democratic nominee in the Kansas 1st Congressional District has crossed party lines to endorse independent candidate Greg Orman for U.S. Senate. Former Manhattan Mayor Jim Sherow is challenging Republican Congressmen Tim Huelskamp in the sprawling U.S. House district of western and central Kansas congressional district. Sherow told The Associated Press on Thursday he believes Orman has the best chance to defeat Republican Senator Pat Roberts in November. Roberts also faces Democratic nominee Chad Taylor, but Sherow says many Democrats are supporting Orman because of his promise of bipartisanship. Sherow notes that 100 current and former Republican elected officials have endorsed Democrat Paul Davis for governor against GOP incumbent Sam Brownback. Sherow said strict party lines are breaking down in Kansas and a core middle ground is emerging.

NPR's Alix Spiegel, co-host of the podcast and program Invisibilia, tells the story of a robbery that was halted when a woman decided to respond to the threat in an unexpected way — with kindness.

After President Biden announced he would no longer seek the Democratic nomination for president, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris said she wants to unite the Democratic Party.

The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved in 2019 to treat severe depression.