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Iran War: Threats to attack civilian targets are raising concerns with legal experts
11 mins; April 02, 2026
Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon
10 mins; April 01, 2026
American farmers were already struggling, then came the Iran war
8 mins; March 31, 2026
What's Israel doing in southern Lebanon?
7 mins; March 30, 2026
Why some Iranian Americans back the war on their country of origin
8 mins; March 29, 2026
Who decides when you're too old to drive?
13 mins; March 27, 2026
Oil Prices Are Up and American Workers Are Feeling the Pinch
10 mins; March 26, 2026
Cory Booker wants Democrats to 'Stand' and fight
10 mins; March 25, 2026
What could the role of ICE be at airports?
8 mins; March 24, 2026
The Trump gold coin is not normal
6 mins; March 23, 2026
Why Israeli assassinations aren't working the way they hope
9 mins; March 22, 2026
Some countries have bet big on EVs
8 mins; March 21, 2026
'It was my cross to bear.' Reconciling with Cesar Chavez's abuse
11 mins; March 20, 2026
Why ending the war in Iran is getting harder
9 mins; March 19, 2026
ICE wants more detention centers. These towns don't
10 mins; March 18, 2026
Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith
9 mins; March 17, 2026
The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help
7 mins; March 16, 2026
For Iranian-Americans, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran evokes complex emotions
12 mins; March 15, 2026
Is the war with Iran making the homefront less safe?
9 mins; March 13, 2026
Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?
7 mins; March 12, 2026
The Trump administration wants to increase apprenticeships
7 mins; March 11, 2026
Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?
11 mins; March 10, 2026
What's the war in Iran costing American consumers?
8 mins; March 09, 2026
New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East
9 mins; March 08, 2026
Epstein used an art camp to prey on girls. An NPR team learned how it worked.
10 mins; March 07, 2026
How is the Iran war reshaping the world and politics here at home?
12 mins; March 06, 2026
What it’s like to get caught in ICE’s surveillance web
8 mins; March 05, 2026
In Trump’s U.S., are there any presidential norms anymore?
7 mins; March 04, 2026
Who will be Iran's next leader?
10 mins; March 03, 2026
Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?
10 mins; March 02, 2026
Was there an imminent threat from Iran? Senator calls for Trump to explain war goals
9 mins; March 01, 2026
Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, Trump says
12 mins; February 28, 2026
Why is MAHA mad at Trump?
10 mins; February 27, 2026
Why Tim Kaine is pursuing a war powers resolution – again
8 mins; February 26, 2026
How prison staffing shortages are driving away mental health staff
7 mins; February 25, 2026
Gavin Newsom says the Democratic party “must fight fire with fire”
11 mins; February 24, 2026
How long until AI takes your job?
10 mins; February 23, 2026
With the fight to preserve voting rights, Jesse Jackson's message still resonates
9 mins; February 22, 2026
Why did NPR build an archive of January 6th documents?
10 mins; February 21, 2026
What the Supreme Court’s tariff decision means for small businesses
8 mins; February 20, 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew is arrested. What now?
7 mins; February 19, 2026
Who gets to decide when the President sues his own government?
10 mins; February 18, 2026
How the Rev. Jesse Jackson transformed American politics
10 mins; February 17, 2026
Transgender troops speak up as they're forced out
10 mins; February 16, 2026
What should the future of federal immigration enforcement look like?
8 mins; February 15, 2026
A dangerous nuclear moment
8 mins; February 13, 2026
Finding common ground as another funding deadline looms
8 mins; February 12, 2026
A 'bittersweet' milestone: a million meals per day in Gaza
8 mins; February 11, 2026
How Pam Bondi has reshaped the Justice Department
10 mins; February 10, 2026
How the Epstein files are upending U.K. politics
9 mins; February 09, 2026
What does it mean when the president urges Republicans to "nationalize the voting"?
8 mins; February 08, 2026
Covering the ICE surge in Minneapolis
10 mins; February 07, 2026
The sound of dad
9 mins; February 06, 2026
Will new limits on gender-related surgeries change anything?
7 mins; February 05, 2026
AI chatbots upended their lives. Then they turned to each other
9 mins; February 04, 2026
President Trump’s Kennedy Center plans are unclear, so far
8 mins; February 03, 2026
The DOJ released the final Epstein files. Where do the survivors go from here?
9 mins; February 02, 2026
Faith leaders in Memphis support Afghan refugees, and each other
12 mins; February 01, 2026
Gov. Tim Walz is skeptical about Trump’s plan to de-escalate immigration crackdown
12 mins; January 30, 2026
Sen. Ron Johnson blames state and local leaders for Alex Pretti’s killing
7 mins; January 29, 2026
Will a new leader for ICE operations quiet tensions in Minnesota?
11 mins; January 28, 2026
Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro on resisting Trump
11 mins; January 27, 2026
Tensions escalate in in Minnesota after another killing
12 mins; January 26, 2026
How to de-escalate in Minneapolis
7 mins; January 25, 2026
Miles and worlds apart: two NPR reporters on covering the war in Gaza
10 mins; January 24, 2026
What's really happening in Minnesota?
8 mins; January 23, 2026
How HIV researchers overcame setbacks and kept a vaccine trial going
10 mins; January 22, 2026
How Trump moves political norms – both slowly and suddenly
7 mins; January 21, 2026
Trump is escalating European tensions. What are the consequences?
12 mins; January 21, 2026
Trump is rewriting the rules of the economy…is it ‘crony capitalism’?
7 mins; January 19, 2026
Beth Israel Congregation rebuilds after arson, saying "there's healing that comes"
10 mins; January 18, 2026
How the Trump Justice Department is targeting his perceived opponents
10 mins; January 16, 2026
Do federal agents have 'absolute immunity?'
7 mins; January 15, 2026
Reflections on an 'electrifying' round of protest in Iran
9 mins; January 14, 2026
What happens if the Fed loses its independence?
10 mins; January 13, 2026
What do we know about what's happening in Iran?
8 mins; January 12, 2026
How powerful is Stephen Miller?
8 mins; January 11, 2026
Reporting on the invasion of Venezuela
9 mins; January 10, 2026
Poll finds Americans concerned as Trump accelerates global intervention
10 mins; January 09, 2026
Is the Trump foreign policy back to the future?
9 mins; January 08, 2026
An immigration crackdown gone wrong. What do we know?
10 mins; January 07, 2026
What it's like inside a Darfur camp
10 mins; January 06, 2026
The U.S. indicts Maduro. What's it mean for the rest of the world?
9 mins; January 05, 2026
Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 2 of 2
39 mins; January 04, 2026
Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2
42 mins; January 04, 2026
U.S. will run Venezuela after military seized Maduro, President Trump says
10 mins; January 03, 2026
Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?
9 mins; January 02, 2026
Tips to set yourself up for success in 2026
10 mins; January 01, 2026
What Bad Bunny means to Puerto Ricans
10 mins; December 31, 2025
Our picks for the 2025 movies you should watch this holiday season
11 mins; December 30, 2025
Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
12 mins; December 29, 2025
How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand
9 mins; December 28, 2025
'It's a calling,' says Korva Coleman on reporting the facts every hour, every day
11 mins; December 27, 2025
U.S. foreign aid changed in 2025 – and it was felt around the world
11 mins; December 26, 2025
Remembering the World War I Christmas truce
13 mins; December 25, 2025
Singer Brenda Lee on her enduring Christmas classic
9 mins; December 24, 2025
Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean for the future?
11 mins; December 23, 2025
How the Trump administration stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants
9 mins; December 22, 2025
We use our smartphones for just about everything - why not voting?
11 mins; December 21, 2025
The U.S. spent billions to rebuild Afghanistan. Was it successful?
