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President Trump has more than 130 vacancies to fill on the federal bench, and he is beginning the process somewhat haphazardly.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ed Vaizey, one of the 21 Conservative Party members who rebelled against Prime Minister Boris Johnson to prevent him from taking a no-deal Brexit.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who sits on the Armed Services Committee, about the shakeup at the Pentagon and tensions with Iran.

David Greene talks to Paul Rosenzweig about the letter he signed with other ex-federal prosecutors saying President Trump should be charged with a crime for trying to block the special counsel probe.

The State of the Union tradition of inviting extraordinary Americans to sit with the first lady began under Ronald Reagan in 1982. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gerhard Peters, co-director of the American Presidency Project at the University of California — Santa Barbara, who is also a political science professor at Citrus College, about the tradition.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Badder Batter, Stoop To Fitness and Sea Sparkle.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It is the largest earthquake in two decades to hit the state.

The past year, with COVID and calls for social justice, has made those running Lincoln Center and other arts organizations question their core missions, says Lincoln Center's president Henry Timms.

In Monday night's Stanley Cup championship, the Los Angeles Kings won for the first time, defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1.

Carl reads three news-related limericks: Right Under the Paleontologist's Nose, Be Nice and Smell Nice, and Starbuzz.