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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, about what legislation he thinks lawmakers will come together across the aisle for and pass quickly.

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Samia about her new album, Bloodless, and the inspiration she took from contemplating nothingness.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter James Grimaldi about the discovery that at least five governmental agencies receive fake comments challenging the agencies' rules. In its latest analysis, The Journal found that 40 percent of those surveyed said they did not write the comments attributed to them on the Labor Department's website.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Army General Wesley Clark, a former NATO commander, about President Biden's meeting with Russian President Putin, and about the challenges facing Biden and NATO.

Stephanie Lamparez is a physical therapist in New Iberia, Louisiana. But she is also a para-athlete coach and has been for years who's brought teams of Louisiana para-athletes to participate in elite competitions. She's also built a community of athletes along the way.

The coronavirus has led many employers to tell their workers to telework. But the federal government has sent mixed messages.

The 71-year-old raconteur returns to the old songs and inhabits the guises of death-haunted bluesmen to speak to the issues of the current era.

One of indie rock's most creative thinkers confronts the marginal world where rural red meets urban blue.

Most of the candy that you see on grocery store shelves is processed and high in sugar. Consider a healthier alternative for your loved one this year.

Republicans in Congress question whether schools, cities and states really need as much relief as President Biden and Democrats want to give them. At the local level, people say they're desperate.

On Saturday, thousands showed up at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell for a ceremony to honor the nearly 100,000 veterans buried there.Wreaths…

The gene-editing technique is effective for treating some illnesses but it's been too expensive to consider it for rare conditions. A new approach in the works could make it more widely available.

Ugandans go to the polls this week to elect a leader. President Museveni is running for a sixth time. He faces a big challenge from a young singer turned politician.

Rachel Martin talks to N.J. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal about the lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president's national emergency declaration that aims to fund a border wall.

The rapper known as Gangsta Boo died this week at age 43. Born Lola Mitchell, she was known as one of the South's premier crunk emcees and she got her start in the group Three 6 Mafia.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Evelyn Farkas, now at the McCain Institute, about Ukraine's incursion into Russia, and implications for U.S. and allied policy.

The staggering pace of China's economic growth these past four decades has been historic. The chief architect of the financial reforms that made way for that growth died on Wednesday at age 97.

The largest pop-culture convention in the nation is under way in San Diego. Comic-Con runs through this weekend, and 125,000 people are expected to pass through each day. It's also become a marketing destination for the entertainment industry. To find out what draws so many to Comic-Con, Steve Inskeep talks with comic book aficionado and movie director Kevin Smith, whose films include Clerks and Chasing Amy.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rev. Kris Casey of Adams Square Baptist Church in Worcester, Mass., about why some churches are opening their doors despite state directives banning large gatherings.

Soccer commentator Ray Hudson on retiring from the microphone and what inspired his decades of trademark exclamations

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.

After more than a year of closures and reflection, Broadway is back making changes to who is represented on stage.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the protests in Iran.

Mayor Ken Welch said any agreement must “make sense for the city” and cannot impede long-awaited plans to redevelop roughly 60 acres of prime real estate surrounding the stadium.