Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
A Tea Party Activist On The Tax Bills
As congressional Republicans look to harmonize their Senate and House tax bills, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler how he feels about the deficit.
Trump To Announce Shrinking Utah National Monuments
President Trump is expected to announce plans to shrink Utah's Bears Ears National Monument. State representative Michael Noel tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why he supports the plan.
Sexual Harassment In National Security
Wendy Anderson, who worked in the Pentagon during the Obama administration, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why she signed an open letter about sexual harassment in the national security community.
Week In Politics
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks about the Flynn deal, the tax overhaul and more with Heather Timmons, White House correspondent for Quartz, and Michael Warren, senior writer at The Weekly Standard.
The Many Eyes Of Scallops
Scientists have discovered that the sea scallop has an incredibly complicated eyesight system.
Encore: Blue Light And Sleep
Lots of phone and tablet apps promise to improve sleep by filtering the blue light from device screens. But that won't help if you're not getting enough shuteye because of caffeine or stress.
The Call-In: DNA Testing
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks listener Maria Colon what about DNA testing kits interests her and then turns to The Gene author Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee for more information.
The Complexities Surrounding Israel's Capital
As the Trump administration prepares to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Mideast scholar Aaron David Miller the likely effects of such a move.
After Terror Attack Last Year, Berlin Christmas Markets Open
Germans love their Christmas markets but after a terrorist attack at one last year and a possible attempted bombing at one near Berlin on Friday, the markets are less festive than usual.
Sexual Harassment, Then And Now
Journalist and author Lynn Povich speaks to NPR's Linda Wertheimer about the "MeToo" movement, and what we can learn from Povich's landmark gender discrimination lawsuit against Newsweek in 1970.