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Seemingly arcane exercises in the days and weeks ahead will in fact represent – and may even resolve — real conflicts over national issues of enormous importance.

Mexico is suing U.S. gun manufacturers over the flood of illicit guns in the country. The government wants compensation for the "massive damage" that this flow of illegal weapons has caused.

Nevada's governor has imposed an indoor mask mandate for counties with high COVID-19 rates, including Las Vegas. Front-line workers, tourists and a public health expert react.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Federal Treasury Employees Union President Anthony Reardon about the challenges of implementing the Biden administration's new vaccine requirements for federal workers.

Trump told reporters at the White House that he's pleased with the Federal Reserve's move to cut interest rates. He also told Americans to stop panic-buying groceries as fears rise about coronavirus.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, about the aim for the FDA to certify the vaccines for more than emergency use.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf about an international approach that would establish safe havens inside Afghanistan's borders.

After years of frustration over air pollution, a petroleum refinery in Colorado agreed to a settlement. Nearby residents are spending some of that money to set up air monitors around the plant.

The World Health Organization says it is not the time to give out booster shots. President Biden will unveil proposed rules aimed at fighting climate change. Iran's new president takes office.

Thursday's report only trails the 21,683 cases reported on July 31.

A new book of photography simply called Shirin Neshat, after the artist, is anything but simple. It chronicles the exploration of complex themes such as exile and the role of gender within Islam.

Almost a third of Americans exercise regularly, but the obesity rate continues to climb.

The singer, actress, cosmetics and lingerie mogul is estimated by Forbes to have a fortune worth $1.7 billion. Rhihanna's cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty, made most of that fortune.

Thursday marks 40 years since former President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. That dealt a serious blow to the American labor movement.

NPR photographer John Poole took a vacation in New Zealand and brought back photographic souvenirs.

Since being drafted in 2009, Johnson has played in four professional football leagues and played for 13 NFL teams. The Jets are welcoming the veteran back this season. He played there in 2015.

It was not the color medal the U.S. had hoped for, but it was a better result than at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics when the USWNT was bounced out of the tournament in the quarterfinals.

in the field of data networking. Three-Com announced yesterday it will buy U.S. Robotics for more than six billion dollars. The new company will retain the Three-Com name, and with projected revenues of five billion dollars a year for its modems and circuit boards, will challenge industry leader Cisco Systems.

Dan Charles reports that for the first time the Vienna Philharmonic has voted to accept women musicians into the orchestra.

of a former FBI agent, lawyers are sparring over the use of classified material in pre-trial maneuvering.

Mark Melman about public sentiment regarding current campaign finance scandals. Melman is the CEO of the Melman Group, a political polling and consulting firm for democrats. He has been conducting focus groups to learn how people feel about politics and money, and why. He says that people used to have confidence in the own member of congress - while feeling the system was broken. Now it turns out a large majority feel even their own member of congress is very affected by special interest contributions.

that today the Supreme Court will hear a motion to reverse a decision concerning the separation of church and state. A 1985 ruling barred public school teachers from giving remedial math and reading lessons in religious schools. Since then, schools across the country have used loopholes to work around the decision... and five current Supreme Court justices have cast doubt on the ruling in recent opinions.

Commentator Sam Fulwood says Virginia Governor George Allen's decision to declare April Confederate History and Heritage month was done for short term political gains without any consideration for the long term damage it could have on race relations. Allen's move serves only to push people further into the color-coded camps at the extremes of the race debate. His decision to honor the Confederacy without any mention of slavery was dishonest.

NPR's Cheryl Devall reports from Miami, where American Airlines pilots are unhappy with their proposed new contract. Voting on the contract begins this week. The Miami-based pilots have the least seniority in the fleet, and are worried about losing jobs to American Eagle pilots.

The Democratic National Committee has released 10-thousand pages of documents relating to former fundraiser John Huang. The papers were subpoenaed by Congressional investigators who are looking into improper donations. Among the memos is a list of so-called "must considers," the rolls of party fundraisers that the DNC urged the incoming Clinton administration to consider for jobs. Huang was included on the lists for jobs at the Treasury, State and Commerce Departments. NPR's Peter Overby reports.