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At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?

Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for curbing President Trump's unilateral use of military power in Iran, despite previous such efforts failing to advance.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been at the center of two major conflicts in recent months. Some parents of crew members and lawmakers worry about the impact of its lengthy deployment.

A U.S. official said several U.S. service members were wounded in the strike and some aircraft were apparently damaged as well. Iran has targeted U.S. bases throughout the region since the war began.

President Trump says he is raising global tariffs to 15%. And ahead of the president's address tomorrow, most Americans say the state of the union is not strong, according to an NPR poll.

Airlines used to do some financial magic to keep airfare down as oil prices increased, a strategy called "fuel hedging." But they stopped. Now fliers are on the hook for a lot of the difference.

Cuban Americans who ship goods to relatives on the island are now seen as propping up Cuba's communist regime as the economy there continues to deteriorate.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Aidan McLaughlin, Washington correspondent for Vanity Fair, about the Treasury's plan to put President Trump's signature on future U.S. paper currency.

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, underway in Dallas this week, is typically a MAGA pep rally of sorts. This year, the war with Iran is testing unity inside the president's base.

As an energy crisis grows, some countries are more prepared because of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Pakistan reduced its reliance on imported natural gas because of the growth of solar.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with state Representative-elect Emily Gregory who won a special legislative election in Florida's 87th District, home to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

This week, the biggest chart news revolves around Harry Styles all the time. Other artists, occasionally.