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At the White House Saturday, Obama spoke about the possibility of a U.S. strike against Syria in response to the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. While he said the U.S. should take military action, Obama said he would seek congressional authorization first.

Every student of Washington knows the Senate has become the definition of a legislative graveyard, in part because of the frequency with which the minority party invokes its right to filibuster legislation and nominations. The Senate majority leader may push to change that — which could make matters worse.

The Biden administration promised big changes on immigration enforcement, including limits on whom ICE should arrest and deport. But so far, advocates say the reality is falling short of the rhetoric.

After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, educators say kids still need added support this year. In some schools, they're making emotional wellness part of the curriculum.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Yi about her novel, which features a Korean American woman who finds awakening in her devotion to a K-pop star.

In the anthologies, writers with disabilities show that the reactions, attitudes and systems of our society can be far more harmful than anything their own bodies throw at them.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Will Tracy, the creator and show runner of HBO's series "The Regime," about an off-kilter autocrat of an unnamed Central European country.

Based on the Isabel Wilkerson book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, filmmaker Ava DuVernay searches for the root causes of racism in the United States in the movie Origin.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores how they got their name.