Space Force officer reacts after Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bree Fram, a U.S. Space Force officer, about the Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration's ban on trans troops to continue being enacted.
HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Private Plane Controversy
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price offered his resignation earlier today and President Trump accepted.
Secretary Price Resigns Following Criticism Of Costly Charter Flights
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Politico's Dan Diamond, who broke much of the news about Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's charter flights, about Price's resignation.
The Theater Development Fund In New York Takes Playing Dress-Up To Another Level
The largest costume rental business in New York City is not a business at all, but the non-profit organization that runs the city's discount ticket booths.
Animals, Plants Rafted Across The Pacific After Japan's 2011 Earthquake
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Greg Ruiz, a marine ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, about nearly 300 Japanese marine coastal species that traveled across the Pacific Ocean.
State Department Announces Staff Reduction At Embassy In Cuba After Health Attacks
The State Department is pulling more than half its staff from the U.S. embassy in Havana, following mysterious ailments that might be caused intentionally. It also warned Americans not to go to Cuba.
Amateur Radio Operators Stepped In To Help Communications With Puerto Rico
Volunteer HAM operators have set up informal radio networks to connect family and friends with their loved ones in Puerto Rico. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to one of those volunteers, Greg Dober.
Air Force Academy Leader Responds To Racial Slurs On Campus
The Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy's preparatory school, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria responded to a racist incident on the school's campus in unequivocal terms. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Tom Roeder, Senior Military Editor at The Gazette, in Colorado Springs, Colo., about the speech.
Troops To Deploy To Afghanistan As 16th Anniversary Of Military Operations Approaches
Thousands of soldiers are preparing for yet another Afghanistan deployment. They are the tiny segment of American society in military service. On the eve of their departure, they share their thoughts.
Week In Politics: Republican Efforts To Overhaul The Tax Code
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times, about Republican leadership's bad week and the rollout of a Republican effort to overhaul the tax code.
ICE Targeting 'Sanctuary Jurisdictions' In Latest Raids
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jeremy Fox of The Boston Globe about the effects of this week's nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement's raid in Massachusetts.
Spanish Government Working To Stop Independence Vote In Catalonia
The Spanish government has stepped up efforts to prevent the Catalan independence referendum, with police seizing millions of ballots, and trying to seal-off schools where Sunday's voting is planned.