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There have been loud criticisms from protesters around the country and from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, condemning the Trump administration for separating families that have crossed illegally into the country. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the changes she thinks would improve the system.

President Trump threatened the city with the deportation of undocumented immigrants, posting a reference to the film Apocalypse Now with the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."

'Open Education' was a big idea half a century ago. Kids were supposed to move around, learning in groups or exploring on their own. But, within a few years, the movement faded. So, what happened?

Gus Unger-Hamilton and Joe Newman tell Ari Shapiro about their songwriting process, how alt-J put its spin on a classic folk song and how the band has progressed over the years.

Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh's double-digit lead in a Senate race has shrunk after weathering criticism for making a home in Washington, D.C., instead of Indiana during his years after the Senate.

Steve Inskeep talks to the BBC's Andrew Harding about his book: The Mayor of Mogadishu. It's a look at Somalia's modern history through the life story of one of its most controversial politicians.

Across the U.S., locals are hosting meals designed to help the community meet the refugees who live among them as neighbors, and to break barriers by breaking bread together.

Sherman Alexie has often turned to his childhood on the Spokane Indian Reservation for inspiration. Now, he looks at the life of his mother in a memoir called You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Erin Gloria Ryan of The Daily Beast and Jay Cost of The Weekly Standard about the rise in aggressive political speech.

Steve Inskeep talks with Maine Sen. Angus King about his grilling of intelligence officials about why they wouldn't answer the Senate Intelligence Committee's questions.