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Democratic policy makers are pushing back on a rule change proposed by the Office of Management and Budget that would grant political appointees veto power over federal research grants. We talk with people at the level of local government about what this could mean for them in areas like public health and research.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve the first mRNA flu vaccine.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about what voters can take away from the results of this week's primaries, including a major win for progressives in Michigan.

A 2021 military coup plunged Myanmar into a brutal civil war, ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. For years, the world isolated the junta. That isolation is breaking down.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Monica Hesse of the Washington Post about the cultural conversation around Ariana Grande after she appeared extremely thin in a recent music video.

Israel is facing a substantial shortage in troop numbers as reservists, exhausted from war, are failing to turn up for duty. Experts say Israel's multiple war fronts are putting a huge mental, political, and financial strain on reservists.

Two years after the NCAA and Power 5 athletic conferences' billion dollar settlement with former and active student-athletes, federal legislation to keep college sports solvent is close to a senate vote.

The famous author's short story, 'There will come soft rains' predicted a world where machines would take over after August 4th, 2026.

Writer Nina LaCour talks about her new novel -- Meet Me in the Garden -- a post World War II Great Migration story that follows three sisters as they shift their lives from New Orleans to Los Angeles - and the difficult life choices they face.

Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.