The Call-In: Your Stories About Veterans Affairs
This week's Call-In is about the Department of Veterans Affairs: stories from veterans about getting health care and ideas for reforming the whole agency.
The Impact of War
The Pentagon Investigates Possible Friendly Fire Deaths In Afghanistan
U.S. forces targeting an ISIS leader may have accidentally killed two of their own.
100 Days In, Trump's Generals Seen As A Moderating Force
President Trump relies on a group of current and former generals to run national security. Does that increase the chances that he'll order military action?
When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families
About 23,000 military families rely on food stamps, according to Census figures. But advocates say that number is only a partial picture of the need among people who are currently serving.
Historian Says The U.S. Is 'Losing Hearts And Minds In Afghanistan'
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Aaron O'Connell about his book Our Latest Longest War. O'Connell, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, argues the U.S. is making the same mistakes it made in Vietnam.
Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About The President's Power To Wage War
This week on the #AskCokie segment, commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions about the checks and balances on military power and the president's role as commander in chief.
300 Marines To Deploy To Afghanistan
Rachel Martin talks with Marine Brig. Gen. Roger Turner about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as the U.S. prepares to send 300 Marines to Helmand province.
From Red Lines To Blurred Lines: The Trump Administration's Syria Shift
Before and after last week's chemical weapons attack, the Trump administration sent conflicting signals about foreign intervention, Russian cooperation and the fate of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Trump's Gunboat Diplomacy In Asia May Prove Quite Different From Syria
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to respond to foreign policy crises twice in less than a week, but his options in North Korea are much narrower than in Syria.
U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
The NATO-led Resolute Support's official Twitter account released a statement Saturday saying that a U.S. solider had been killed in Afghanistan. Few details were given about the circumstances.