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The Pentagon's ban on facial hair and religious headgear has long been an obstacle for Sikh men, who wear turbans and don't cut their hair. Sikhs are hoping a court ruling might lead to a rule change.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the tensions between Russia and the U.S after a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats from their countries.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, director for Iraq at the National Security Council during both the Bush and Obama administrations, about the Trump-ordered airstrike.

The former head of North Korean military intelligence is traveling to New York to discuss a summit, according to President Trump.

The federal government estimates nearly 1 million children under the age of 5 went uncounted in the 2010 U.S. Census.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karen Pierce, the new U.K. ambassador to the U.S., about the impact of COVID-19 in the U.K. — including the positive diagnosis of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Americans died in a suicide bombing near a restaurant in Manbij, in northern Syria. Analysts say the attacker may have targeted a spot that had become a favorite for U.S. troops.

A senior North Korean official is expected in Washington, D.C., Friday, carrying a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to President Trump. It's part of the talks over whether Kim and Trump will meet.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lydia Dennett, investigator with the Project on Government Oversight, about how much Saudi Arabia has spent in the U.S. on lobbying and what the money has bought them.

Over the weekend, President Trump tweeted that immigrants arriving in the U.S. illegally should be deported "with no judges or court cases." NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yale law professor Cristina Rodriguez about the due process rights afforded to immigrants.