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Aug 25, 2026
The Trump administration has struggled to find an exit ramp to the war against Iran. Now, it is trying to step up the financial pressure instead by introducing new sanctions to end the six month war.
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Adam Szubin, former head of U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, about the new U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.
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Aug 25, 2026
South Carolina Republicans return to the polls for a runoff between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. The race will determine which Republican is on the general election ballot in November.
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Harvard professor and writer at the New Yorker Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State."
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Harvard professor and writer at the New Yorker Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State."
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Harvard professor and writer at the New Yorker Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State."
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Aug 25, 2026
Officials have confirmed more than 30 structures have burned in the Hawk Fire just northwest of Reno, Nevada.
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Aug 25, 2026
A high-profile custody battle over a surrogate-born baby with a heart deformity will have its first hearing at a Texas court Tuesday.
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Aug 25, 2026
A border crossing in Arizona opened to cattle from Mexico for the first time in more than a year. This despite a parasite being found on the Mexican side. U.S. ranchers are upset.
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Drew Fagan, professor of global affairs and public policy at the University of Toronto, about the escalating trade war between the U.S. and Canada.
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Aug 25, 2026
A tree frog is drawing spectators to a Northern Virginia park for its unusual blue coloring.
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Aug 25, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Trump an interim win on a challenge to his executive order for restricting voting by mail, but other legal challenges loom.
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Aug 25, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research about the Supreme Court's decision on President Trump's executive order to curb mail-in voting.
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Aug 25, 2026
Nevada is suing over cuts the Trump administration has mandated it take in its Colorado River use. The suit alleges that Nevada faces an unfair burden compared to other states in water restrictions.
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Aug 24, 2026
Iran's new security chief warns the country will retaliate in a "seismic manner" against President Trump's plans to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
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Aug 24, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Iran analyst Karim Sadjadpour about the Trump administration's threats to impose new economic restrictions on Iran.
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Aug 24, 2026
IndyCar drivers zoomed past some of the nation's most famous landmarks this weekend. They faced novel challenges on an unconventional route.
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Aug 24, 2026
As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.
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Aug 24, 2026
As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.
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Aug 24, 2026
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Sir Anthony Hopkins, the celebrated Welsh actor who has a new album of orchestral works composed over six decades. It's called "Life is a Dream."
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Aug 24, 2026
Hundreds of military families were evacuated from Bahrain during the opening days of the war with Iran. The Navy recently held a town hall to try to reassure them that they had not been forgotten.
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Aug 24, 2026
Companies have received tariff refunds. What about consumers? Some companies are providing refunds while others decline.
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Aug 24, 2026
Scientists are increasingly interested in how different exercise intensities can trigger different responses, all the way down to the proteins and tiny molecules in our bloodstream. A new study finds that an all out sprint may have unique benefits. Will Stone for Monday health segment and digital.
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Aug 24, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark Perlmutter {PEARL-mut-tur}, a Jewish American orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, and Thaer {THAA-uhr} Ahmad, a Palestinian American emergency physician from Chicago. They are among three doctors working in Gaza featured in the documentary "American Doctor."
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Aug 24, 2026
The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza's wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.
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Aug 24, 2026
Canada is vowing to impose fresh tariffs on US goods in retaliation for Trump administration taxes. The moves come after talks between the two trading partners broke down late last week.
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Aug 24, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson about the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war.
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Aug 24, 2026
Two weeks after extreme weather in Northwest Indiana, more than 10,000 are still without power. Some residents worry that Gary, a predominantly Black city, may be the last to see the lights go on.
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Aug 24, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal scholar Kim Wehle about the Supreme Court's decision to let President Trump continue White House ballroom construction for now.
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Aug 21, 2026
President Trump announced this week that the U.S. will be imposing the "most crushing economic operation" against Iran.
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Aug 21, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Miad Maleki, a former Treasury official who designed pressure campaigns for Iran, about the potential effectiveness of President Trump's pivot to "economic warfare."
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Aug 21, 2026
The FBI says it used a sting operation as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany.
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Aug 21, 2026
The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University premiers a revival of Eugène Ionesco's landmark play, "Rhinoceros." NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to director Diane Paulus and actor John Turturro.
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Aug 21, 2026
The American Repertory Theatre at Harvard University premiers a revival of Eugène Ionesco's landmark play, "Rhinoceros." NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to director Diane Paulus and actor John Turturro.
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Aug 21, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln - which has been participating in U.S. military operations in the war with Iran - is now on its way home. The roughly 5,000 sailors and marines aboard that ship have spent nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental-health challenges of prolonged confinement and isolation.
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Aug 21, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Wilde
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Aug 21, 2026
What began as a way to help dying people pay for their final years of life has evolved into a robust and morbid financial market.
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Aug 21, 2026
In Las Vegas, at the trial in the killing of Tupac Shakur, prosecutors provided what's expected to be the strongest evidence against Duane Davis, a former gang member implicated in the rapper's death.
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Aug 21, 2026
Weeks after a wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane, Washington, people are returning home. Big questions remain about whether it's really safe to return.
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Aug 21, 2026
The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on whether President Trump can continue construction on his White House ballroom project without congressional approval.
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Aug 21, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Greg Werkheiser of the law firm Cultural Heritage Partners about the future of the White House ballroom.
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Aug 21, 2026
Russia has begun importing fuel as Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and depots cause shortages.
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Aug 21, 2026
A multistate lawsuit against Meta is putting a growing question in the spotlight: How does social media affect young people, and can its use become addictive?
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Aug 20, 2026
As President Trump tries to disengage from the war he launched on Iran, Gulf allies worry about their own future with their powerful neighbor.
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Aug 20, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks historian Bader Al-Saif about how Gulf leaders contend with President Trump's approach to Iran.
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Aug 20, 2026
The president said he would nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Some senators said they will not confirm her, saying she's unqualified and too conservative.
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Aug 20, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffers speaks with actor Andrew Garfield about "The Magic Faraway Tree," a film based on a beloved children's book franchise in the U.K.
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Aug 20, 2026
Coal mining has been a big part of the Navajo Nation's economy for decades. As mines and power plants have been closing, the tribe is trying to expand one of its largest mines.
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Aug 20, 2026
An official familiar with their plans tells NPR that Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are planning to move back to the United Kingdom and have enrolled their children in schools there this fall.
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Aug 20, 2026
Tech billionaires in California are fighting a proposed one-time wealth tax. A Google co-founder is leading the charge against the tax, which would generate revenue for health-care services.
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Aug 20, 2026
The federal debt is growing even faster than expected. Just paying interest on the $40 trillion balance is now the government's second-largest expense, outpacing everything but Social Security.
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Aug 20, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Bloomberg's Stacey Vanek Smith about why the U.S. Treasury acted to push down long-term bond yields and how that relates to the ballooning U.S. debt.
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Aug 20, 2026
America's two largest reservoirs are at their lowest levels as drought strangles the Colorado River. Their ability to supply water to cities, agriculture and hydroelectricity are in jeopardy.
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Aug 20, 2026
Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine and the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Aug 20, 2026
The Congolese government announced this week that the Ebola outbreak is still growing, which is especially worrisome with students about to return to school.
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Aug 19, 2026
Tuesday's primaries were a mixed bag for progressive Democratic candidates, particularly in Florida, a state that has been trending toward the right in recent years.
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Aug 19, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer discusses the primaries in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming with Jessica Taylor, editor at The Cook Political Report.
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Aug 19, 2026
Minnesota is suing Texas to force the extradition of an ICE agent who shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis earlier this year.
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Aug 19, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with independent documentarian Peter Santenello about his new book, "Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home."
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Aug 19, 2026
The Trump administration has a new $5 billion initiative dedicated to using artificial intelligence to advance science. It's part of what the administration calls a new "golden age of science."
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Aug 19, 2026
A destructive wildfire season is pushing American firefighting resources to their limits. Australia and New Zealand have sent their largest contingent ever to help out.
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Aug 19, 2026
An estimated 7.4 million Americans live with dementia. That figure is expected to climb in the coming decades. One Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to medical deserts.
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Aug 19, 2026
A coalition of labor unions and higher-education groups sued the Trump administration to stop a new rule limiting the time foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists can stay in the U.S.
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Aug 19, 2026
A lot of the growth in suburban North Texas comes from the Asian population. Many of those immigrants say they are facing hostilities they've never encountered before.
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Aug 19, 2026
NPR'S Sacha Pfeiffer asks California Attorney General Rob Bonta about the lawsuit he and other attorneys general are bringing against Meta.
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Aug 19, 2026
ABC and its corporate parent, The Walt Disney Co., filed a lawsuit against the FCC Tuesday, accusing the agency of violating its First Amendment rights.
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Aug 19, 2026
The Walt Disney Company is suing the FCC, alleging a violation of First Amendment rights by challenges to its ABC broadcast licenses. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez.
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Aug 19, 2026
The U.S. has delayed imposing an additional 50% tariff on about $20 billion in imports from Canada after President Trump said the two countries reached a last-minute deal.
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Aug 18, 2026
A marathon meeting between President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner and Israel's prime minister ended without firm commitment to the latest U.S. plan for a Gaza ceasefire.
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Aug 18, 2026
President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met with Israel's prime minister in an effort to revive the stalled Gaza agreement. NPR's Michel Martin talks to former U.S. ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro.
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Aug 18, 2026
Jared Kushner and Israel's prime minister meet in attempt to move Gaza ceasefire plan forward, U.S. focus on Iran draws key resources from Asia, voters head to the polls for primaries Tuesday.
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Aug 18, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tyler Austin Harper, a former professor who writes for The Atlantic, about the allegations British academic Jason Arday faced before he was found dead Aug. 14.
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Aug 18, 2026
What can academia learn from Jason Arday's rise and fall? Atlantic staff writer and former academic Tyler Austin Harper weighs the questions his story left behind.
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Aug 18, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tyler Austin Harper, a former professor who writes for The Atlantic, about the allegations British academic Jason Arday faced before he was found dead Aug. 14.
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Aug 18, 2026
The current unemployment rate for 22 to 27-year-olds with new higher ed degrees is higher than the national average. Many young people think artificial intelligence is to blame. But is it? Lee Gaines fact-checks their concerns with economists.
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Aug 18, 2026
Fighting immigration detention can be expensive and some families now struggle with the financial fallout from the mass deportation campaign.
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Aug 18, 2026
Fighting immigration detention can be expensive and some families now struggle with the financial fallout from the mass deportation campaign.
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Aug 18, 2026
Divers in Florida are seeking sunken slave ships for connections to history.
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Aug 18, 2026
For the first time, China has established a scheduled shipping route through the Arctic. NPR's Michel Martin asks Marc Lanteigne of the Arctic University of Norway why that matters.
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Aug 18, 2026
Recovery is underway on Indonesia's Flores island after a 7.7 quake killed dozens. Damaged roads and 1,600 aftershocks complicate aid deliveries to residents sleeping outside.
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Aug 18, 2026
The U.S. focus on Iran has pivoted key resources away from another key geopolitical region -- Asia.
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Aug 18, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jung H. Pak, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, about the Trump administration's evolving Asia policy.
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Aug 18, 2026
Tuesday's primary races include Republican Rep. Cory Mills who is under a House ethics investigation for allegedly assaulting a former girlfriend and violating campaign finance laws.
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Aug 17, 2026
The carrier USS Washington is on its way to the Middle East to relieve the USS Lincoln. The Lincoln has been at the center of concerns over crew mental health and a lack of fresh food and supplies.
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Aug 17, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln and President Trump's multi-billion dollar plan to restore older tech on aircraft carriers.
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Aug 17, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln and his calls for an investigation into sailors' treatment.
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Aug 17, 2026
Actress Hayden Panettiere, the star of "Heroes" and "Nashville," has died, her father said in a statement. She was 36.
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Aug 17, 2026
Brandon Flowers normally spends his time fronting the rock band The Killers. For his solo album, "Thrasher," he's taken a country/western approach to personal tales of his youth in Utah.
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Aug 17, 2026
Wildfires have taken a heavy toll this year across the American West. States are responding differently, from drafting risk maps to rules for clearing brush.
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Aug 17, 2026
The drug tadalafil, well-known by its brand name, Cialis, is normally taken for the bedroom, but in some circles it's catching on for a different purpose: longevity.
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Aug 17, 2026
Over the next five years, states hope to get an influx of federal funds to invest in rural health care. Some hospitals say the funding won't offset what they'll lose in Medicaid cuts.
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Aug 17, 2026
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back its joint military exercises with South Korea because the country declined to help with the Iran war, citing his relationship with North Korea.
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Aug 17, 2026
Elon Musk's newly created city, Starbase, where SpaceX is located, is looking to expand its territory by annexing more than 7,000 acres of land. Neighbors are not happy citing zoning and environmental impact. For this story we speak with landowners, a local activist, about what this potential annexation will mean to their lives, and this region of the Texas coastline.
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Aug 17, 2026
Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Russia, killing at least six people. How are Russians feeling as the war grinds on?
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Aug 17, 2026
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Nina Krushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, about the current geopolitical climate in Russia.
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Aug 17, 2026
At least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across Indiana, authorities say.
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Aug 17, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author and presidential historian Garrett Graff about President Trump's plans for an expanded bunker beneath the White House.
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Aug 14, 2026
The USS Lincoln has been at sea since late last year, part of the administration's war with Iran. Military families are worried about the conditions sailors are living under.
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Aug 14, 2026
Lawmakers want answers from the Pentagon chief and U.S. Navy about living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona.
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Aug 14, 2026
Lawmakers want answers from the Pentagon chief and the U.S. Navy about living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona.
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