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The U.S.-Iran relationship has been shaped by a shadow branch of the Iranian military, led by a general that the U.S. killed earlier this month. The NPR podcast Throughline examine his legacy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Keisha Blain about the history of policing in the United States.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Defense Secretary Robert Gates about U.S. leadership on the world stage. He talks about the impact of President Trump's foreign policy decisions.

In 1959, Kent Garrett was one of 18 black students accepted into a freshman class of more than 1,000. It was an early form of affirmative action, and he chronicles his time on campus in a new book.

Congress is working on a coronavirus stimulus package of over $1 trillion. Karen Dynan, former chief economist for the Department of the Treasury, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang on how to get it right.

Something in Timothy Tyson’s 2017 book "The Blood of Emmett Till" led the Justice Department to reopen its probe into the 1955 lynching.

Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont about President Trump threatening to shut down the government shortly before midterm elections if Congress doesn't fund his border wall.

Before boarding Marine One, President Trump stopped to talk to reporters. He announced he's nominating Heather Nauert as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and William Barr to be his attorney general.

David Greene talks to Democratic strategist Ali Lapp and GOP strategist Liesl Hickey, hosts of the podcast House Talk, about some of the consequential congressional races to watch on Election Day.

The new Congress is about to hit the first 100 days milestone. A new Democratic House majority means a divided Washington with new voices, big debates and mixed results.