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The U.S. phased in sanctions on Iran that it had lifted in the nuclear deal. These are meant to signal to other countries that they should stop trading with Iran or risk losing access to U.S. markets.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Doris Meissner of the Migration Policy Institute on the challenges the U.S. has implementing a border policy that is humane, but discourages illegal immigration.

What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.

Five U.S. territories say if Congress doesn't quickly allocate more funding for their Medicaid programs, they will be forced to make brutal triage decisions that will likely cost American lives.

NPR's chief economics correspondent takes listener questions about the state of the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gen. David Petraeus officially takes control of U.S. forces in Iraq at a ceremony in Baghdad. He will oversee a deployment of thousands of additional American troops.

The Biden administration is facing sharp criticism for its response to the coronavirus as the highly contagious omicron variant continues across the U.S. uncontained. On Wellness Wednesday, we discuss what a new federal COVID strategy should look like.

The U.S. is ending the temporary protected status designation for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans. Journalist Carlos Dada of the website El Faro tells NPR's Scott Simon about the situation in El Salvador.

British citizens vote Thursday in parliamentary elections that will help determine when and how the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

Experts warn that the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.