Search results for

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.

President Trump is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn on his birthday.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller will oversee the Justice Department's investigation into Russia's role in the presidential election. David Greene talks to Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold of Texas.

With a series of observances at city hall, mourners have been honoring Dianne Feinstein, who died last week. Democratic leaders will speak at a memorial service for the late senator on Thursday.

President Trump says his "good relationship" with Kim Jong Un is critical to curbing the North Korean nuclear threat. A President Biden will face a country with a bigger nuclear arsenal than in 2016.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks to Brian Deese, President Obama's senior adviser in charge of climate policy, about the Obama administration's push for new restrictions around power plant emissions.

National security leaders are playing a far more prominent role than in previous elections. Current officials are trying to reassure voters. Many former leaders are criticizing the president.

Historian David Greenberg argues for a more critical understanding of President George H.W. Bush's legacy. He suggests that the late president should also be remembered for his shortcomings.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo won re-election in an area that went overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton. Now he faces challenges in backing his constituents' interests while working with a Trump administration.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani about the United States' decision to cut military aid to Pakistan.