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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Mehrzad Boroujerdi of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, about the Reformist party in Iran, whose candidate won the presidential election there this summer.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with national security expert, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, after officials warn that Russia is stepping up a campaign of covert sabotage across Europe.

The Republican Party was born in Ripon, Wis., about 90 minutes northwest of Milwaukee. As the state prepares to host the Republican National Convention, we revisit the party's roots.

Israeli forces struck a humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, targeting the chief of the armed wing of Hamas. Dozens of people were reported killed.

Swing state voters are seeing ads warning them about a federal ban on their gas-powered vehicles. But there is no such ban, even as candidates campaign on it.

Extreme temperatures cause big problems for rescue helicopters. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Douglas Evans, a rescue pilot in California, about conditions in his state.

The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14.

Fear of flying affects tens of millions of Americans.

Even minor cases of negligence many years in the past could be enough to cut short a parent’s path to naturalization, and end with them being kicked out of the country.

He extended the invitation first to the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team following President Trump's invitation to the men's hockey team and his joke that he would also have to invite the women's team.

In Washington state, where voters have rejected income taxes again and again, Democrats think the time is right to tax the wealthy.

Kateryna Sporysh founded a grassroots volunteer organization in the early days of the war to get vital medications to civilians caught in the middle of the fighting.

K-12 schools are trying all kinds of things to help students with disabilities make up for the supports they lost access to during the pandemic.

Is consciousness something that can be pinpointed and studied?

A new report has prompted fears about the possible economic impact of AI, along with a debate about whether it's an accurate picture of what's to come.

U.S. officials are involved in two rapidly evolving foreign policy situations this week.

Teachers, parents and caregivers are reading aloud the same book on Thursday as part of a national "Read for the Record" effort to increase awareness about early literacy.

President Trump has sent Congress what's known as a rescission request. That's where the White House asks Congress to take back funding for programs it had previously approved.

Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals.

Tariffs on aluminum and steel imports just doubled, to 50%. Martha Gimbel of Yale's Budget Lab talks about what the tax on foreign metals will mean for Americans looking to buy cars and canned goods.

ICE and Border Protection are cracking down on U.S. Permanent Residents with long-resolved criminal records. Now Green Card holders are afraid to leave the country, for fear of not being allowed back.

The antiwar movement in Israel has largely been driven by the desire to return the hostages home, but now there is a growing number focusing on the plight of Palestinians.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson told NPR that President Trump's domestic policy bill — which narrowly passed the House — will not pass the Senate in its current form because it will "skyrocket" the deficit.