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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein failed to show up in an Iraqi court Wednesday after declaring the day before that his trial on charges of orchestrating the killings of 140 Shiite villagers in 1982 was unjust. The trial is now in recess until December 21. Madeleine Brand discusses the latest developments with New York University law professor Noah Feldman, author of What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building. Feldman says Saddam is making a mockery of the court and effectively derailing the trial.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Politico's Jonathan Martin about Congress ceding the "power of the purse" over to President Trump.

The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows what Americans think of President Trump and his policies.

Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 on Tuesday. Some of his favorite musicians recently celebrated the man dubbed the "rock 'n' roll president."

So far this season, the Detroit Lions lead the NFL. Saturday sees the MLS Cup Final. And Manny Pacquiao is entering the Boxing Hall of Fame.

China's tariff's on U.S. agricultural exports hit American farmers hard back in 2019. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with farmer Josh Gackle about the impacts of another round of such tariffs.

A conversation about the present and future of green energy in the U.S. with outgoing Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

Many doctors and public health workers have come out against the confirmation of Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. We'll look at his supporters and detractors.

President Trump addresses the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The shooting happened just a few blocks from the White House.

It's been a challenging year for the consumer watchdog agency, as the Trump administration has tried to deny it funding and lay off most of its staff.

The White House has designated today for a prayer event on the National Mall. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with religious studies scholar Matthew D. Taylor about what's behind "Rededicate 250."

Jim Clyburn's new book, The First Eight, restores the lives of South Carolina's early Black congressmen and shows how their battles during Reconstruction offer lessons, and warnings, for politics today.

Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap.

The Federal Aviation Administration has shut down the airspace around El Paso, Texas for ten days citing unspecified security reasons. The abrupt move stops all flights in one of the U.S. largest cities.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland about the rapid deployment capabilities of the 82nd Airborne and the strategic advantages those troops provide.

The Iran war is putting Gulf countries in a bind. They want the U.S. as a security partner, but they also have to live with Iran as a neighbor.

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.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate. That move shakes up a race Democrats see as critical in gaining the majority in the U.S. Senate.

Some GOP candidates are stepping back from unpopular Trump administration policies. Meanwhile, a U.S.-China summit at the White House and tensions with the press corps.

With two of her chefs out sick, Edward Peake Middle School's kitchen manager, Tina Clarke, decided to call in to a radio program to ask celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for help.

Florida lawmakers are again urging the governor to suspend a prosecutor who won’t pursue the death penalty. But constitutional lawyers argue Aramis...

The court is live streaming arguments during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawyer presenting his case didn't seem to notice the sound. Reminder: mute yourself during conference calls.

When his father lost the family's land in a legal dispute, he couldn't afford a good defense. The BBC reports Jordan Kinyera become a lawyer and decades later won back his father's land.

Christophe Chamley texted his wife that he was checking into a hotel to rest but she didn't received it — she called 911. Rescuers and a national guard helicopter were dispatched.

Participants dance to music playing on headphones, rather than over loudspeakers. According to a Swiss paper, the problem with silent discos is that people just can't resist singing along.