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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Revisiting The Whistleblower Complaint
by Tamara Keith
President Trump says the whistleblower's account of his conversation with the Ukrainian president is "totally wrong." But testimony on Capitol Hill and call logs support the whistleblower's complaint.
Yazidi Advocate Reacts To ISIS Leader's Death
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Hadi Pir, vice president of a Yazidi advocacy organization, about how the minority group targeted by ISIS feels about the death of its leader.
Illegal Loggers Kill Indigenous Forest Guard Member In Brazil
Illegal loggers in the Amazon killed the leader of an Indigenous forest guard Friday night.
Protests Around The Globe
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Robert O'Brien, a political science professor at McMaster University, to see if there is a common theme in all the protests happening around the world.
Chris Garcia On 'Scattered'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with comedian Chris Garcia about his new podcast, Scattered, which focuses on his Cuban exile family, and the mystery of his father's past.
A New Alphabet Song
Some people lost their minds on social media last week after a video with the ABC song went viral. They really did not like how "LMNOP" was sung, but there's a good reason behind the slowdown.
Open Enrollment For 2020 Health Care Plans
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
This year, as open enrollment kicks off, the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare.gov has a few new bells and whistles.
Closing The Open Skies
by David Welna
The Trump administration may be ready to bail out of the Open Skies treaty, which for 17 years has allowed the U.S. and Russia to surveil each other by taking aerial photos.
When Migrants Die, Many Bodies Remain Unidentified
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Kristian Hernández of the Center for Public Integrity about the deaths of unidentified migrants, and how their families back home struggle with grief and closure.
The Issues Surrounding Katie Hill's Resignation
After Rep. Katie Hill resigned, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Ashley Fairbanks, author of an article about how nonconsensual pornography curtails women's careers.