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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis about the absence of a CDC director and the government's ability to respond to public health threats.

A former pro-wrestling executive, McMahon is now the education secretary Trump tasked with abolishing the agency. New Yorker writer Zach Helfand explains how her WWE experience led her to this role.

TSA security officers have started to receive back pay for the first time since the DHS shutdown began more than 40 days ago. But there are still questions about the long lines at some airports.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Caro Claire Burke about her debut novel "Yesteryear," about a tradwife influencer who's transported back to the 1800s.

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film.

Before podcasts, it was rare on broadcast radio to hear long form conversations that dug deep into a single topic. NPR listeners in particular were accustomed to the 8-minute conversations of the national magazine shows. But Philosophy Talk provided a space to just… think. We stood for providing a space on the radio to indulge the life of the mind.

Three states that tried to put the Ten Commandments in schools have been blocked in the courts. In Ohio, lawmakers are considering a new approach.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ophir Falk, foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Iran, Lebanon and the ceasefire.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with singer, pianist and composer Bruce Hornsby about his new album "Indigo Park" and 40 years since the release of his biggest hit, "The Way It Is."

Apple's next CEO has been responsible for developing the hardware for many products. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jay Peters of The Verge about what the company could look like under his leadership.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Regina Barber and Nell Greenfieldboyce about the Artemis moon missions, the "seismic quiet" during a solar eclipse, and the origins of a mysterious interstellar visitor.

Democrat Analilia Mejía won a special election Thursday to fill the House seat vacated by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.