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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Hannah Waddingham about the fourth season of Ted Lasso, which debuts AFC Richmond's women's soccer team.

Without a deal by March 1, across-the-board federal spending cuts will kick in — including deep cuts to the nation's defense budget. Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy, and NPR's Tom Bowman discuss what sequestration might mean for the U.S. military.

Bruce Weber and Margalit Fox have written obituaries for thousands of people, ranging from heads of state to the inventor of the Etch-a-Sketch. They are featured in the new documentary Obit.

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region.

On Wednesday, President Obama and a number of special guests celebrated the groundbreaking for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Smithsonian museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is expected to open in 2015.

President Bush's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency may have a confirmation problem. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) threatens to block Stephen Johnson's appointment unless an EPA study on children and pesticides is cancelled.

A federal panel approves Pentagon plans to close the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The Pentagon proposes to move most of the operations at Walter Reed to the nearby Bethesda Naval Hospital with some services going to a new facility to be built at Fort Belvoir, Va.

A new memorial honoring those who served in World War II is dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Thousands of veterans gathered to hear President Bush, former Sen. Bob Dole and other speakers. Nancy Marshall reports.

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign released a statement Wednesday night saying the senator would host an event Saturday in Washington, D.C., and that she will "thank her supporters and express her support for Sen. Obama and party unity."

Ceremonies in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night will honor federal employees with the Service to America Medal, given for outstanding work by public servants. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with two recipients, Eileen Harrington of the FTC and physicist Deborah Jin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.