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1

'It was my cross to bear.' Reconciling with Cesar Chavez's abuse

11:41 Mar 20, 2026

2

Why ending the war in Iran is getting harder

9:11 Mar 19, 2026

3

ICE wants more detention centers. These towns don't

10:21 Mar 18, 2026

4

Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith

9:49 Mar 17, 2026

5

The U.S. went to war without its allies. Now it wants their help

7:48 Mar 16, 2026

6

For Iranian-Americans, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran evokes complex emotions

12:22 Mar 15, 2026

7

Is the war with Iran making the homefront less safe?

9:00 Mar 13, 2026

8

Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?

7:50 Mar 12, 2026

9

The Trump administration wants to increase apprenticeships

7:45 Mar 11, 2026

10

Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?

11:12 Mar 10, 2026

11

What's the war in Iran costing American consumers?

8:57 Mar 9, 2026

12

New front in Lebanon as Iran war reshapes Middle East

9:29 Mar 8, 2026

13

Epstein used an art camp to prey on girls. An NPR team learned how it worked.

10:18 Mar 8, 2026

14

How is the Iran war reshaping the world and politics here at home?

12:25 Mar 6, 2026

15

What it’s like to get caught in ICE’s surveillance web

8:03 Mar 5, 2026

16

In Trump’s U.S., are there any presidential norms anymore?

7:10 Mar 4, 2026

17

Who will be Iran's next leader?

10:28 Mar 3, 2026

18

Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?

10:31 Mar 2, 2026

19

Was there an imminent threat from Iran? Senator calls for Trump to explain war goals

9:37 Mar 2, 2026

20

Iranian supreme leader killed in airstrike, Trump says

12:22 Feb 28, 2026

21

Why is MAHA mad at Trump?

10:49 Feb 27, 2026

22

Why Tim Kaine is pursuing a war powers resolution – again

8:56 Feb 26, 2026

23

How prison staffing shortages are driving away mental health staff

7:43 Feb 25, 2026

24

Gavin Newsom says the Democratic party “must fight fire with fire”

11:28 Feb 24, 2026

25

How long until AI takes your job?

10:20 Feb 23, 2026

26

With the fight to preserve voting rights, Jesse Jackson's message still resonates

9:08 Feb 22, 2026

27

Why did NPR build an archive of January 6th documents?

10:20 Feb 21, 2026

28

What the Supreme Court’s tariff decision means for small businesses

8:48 Feb 20, 2026

29

Ex-Prince Andrew is arrested. What now?

7:48 Feb 19, 2026

30

Who gets to decide when the President sues his own government?

10:28 Feb 18, 2026

31

How the Rev. Jesse Jackson transformed American politics

10:26 Feb 17, 2026

32

Transgender troops speak up as they're forced out

10:46 Feb 16, 2026

33

What should the future of federal immigration enforcement look like?

8:19 Feb 15, 2026

34

A dangerous nuclear moment

8:41 Feb 13, 2026

35

Finding common ground as another funding deadline looms

8:42 Feb 12, 2026

36

A 'bittersweet' milestone: a million meals per day in Gaza

8:12 Feb 11, 2026

37

How Pam Bondi has reshaped the Justice Department

10:50 Feb 10, 2026

38

How the Epstein files are upending U.K. politics

9:36 Feb 9, 2026

39

What does it mean when the president urges Republicans to "nationalize the voting"?

8:44 Feb 8, 2026

40

Covering the ICE surge in Minneapolis

10:02 Feb 7, 2026

41

The sound of dad

9:17 Feb 6, 2026

42

Will new limits on gender-related surgeries change anything?

7:34 Feb 5, 2026

43

AI chatbots upended their lives. Then they turned to each other

9:17 Feb 4, 2026

44

President Trump’s Kennedy Center plans are unclear, so far

8:09 Feb 3, 2026

45

The DOJ released the final Epstein files. Where do the survivors go from here?

9:44 Feb 2, 2026

46

Faith leaders in Memphis support Afghan refugees, and each other

12:15 Feb 1, 2026

47

Gov. Tim Walz is skeptical about Trump’s plan to de-escalate immigration crackdown

12:14 Jan 30, 2026

48

Sen. Ron Johnson blames state and local leaders for Alex Pretti’s killing

7:29 Jan 30, 2026

49

Will a new leader for ICE operations quiet tensions in Minnesota?

11:28 Jan 28, 2026

50

Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro on resisting Trump

11:03 Jan 27, 2026

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