FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Trump's Policy Shift On Syria Has Wider Implications, Critic Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brett McGurk, former special envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, about the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from Northern Syria.
Trump Administration Blocks Key Diplomat From Testifying On Capitol Hill
The diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, had been summoned by three House panels. The move has significant implications, as Democrats could seize upon it as instance of obstruction.
Commander Of Syrian Democratic Forces Reacts To Trump Pulling Troops From Border
Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi confirms that he's moved fighters to the border to protect Kurdish interests. He also denounced President Trump's claim that Turkey could lead the fight against ISIS.
U.S. Officials Caught Off Guard By Trump's Shift In Northern Syria
Two U.S. officials tell NPR that military leaders involved in countering ISIS were surprised by President Trump's sudden policy shift — pulling support for Kurdish allies from Northern Syria.
Ambassador Sondland To Appear Before House Intelligence Committee
NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut about Tuesday's deposition of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, about his part in the Trump-Ukraine investigation.
Saeed Jones' Memoir Tells Of A Gay Black Man's Coming Of Age
Award-winning poet Saeed Jones is out with a memoir that breaks the rules of the traditional memoir narrative. The book is called, How We Fight For Our Lives.
Portland Hotelier Gordon Sondland To Testify In Trump Impeachment Probe
NPR's David Greene talks to Suzanne Stevens of the Portland Business Journal about U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, who will be deposed as part of the House's impeachment inquiry.
Kate Pickert Writes About Her Ordeal With Cancer In 'Radical'
NPR's Noel King talks to Kate Pickert about surviving cancer. Pickert is the author of the new book, Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America.
Maine Sen. Collins Runs For Reelection Amid Trump Impeachment Probe
Susan Collins has long cultivated a reputation for independent-mindedness. But with an impeachment inquiry speeding up, the Republican senator finds herself in a tough political place.
It's Time To Celebrate Fall And Pumpkins
Josephine Walker and Stephanie McClary won an underwater jack-o-lantern contest in Florida. In Maine, Edwin Pierpont's pumpkin weighed in at over 1,800 pounds at the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest.