SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Should Republicans still call themselves the party of Lincoln? Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, declared, we are the party of Lincoln, as he contended President Trump was not racist for suggesting four Democratic repres...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: For decades, animated children's stories included negative stereotypes of Native peoples, like movies like Pocahontas and Peter Pan, cartoons like Bugs Bunny. Things are changing. The films Moana and Coco earned Disney and Pixar pr...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Fifty years ago this week, NASA sent a man to the moon. Critic Bob Mondello reminds us that Hollywood got there first. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: College sophomore me knew exactly what the Apollo astronauts would find when they arrived...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Iran announced today it has seized a British-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz - this after the White House announced that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone yesterday. President Trump had these tough words for Iran today...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There is a weed killer that American farmers spray on millions of acres. It's hard to control, and its fumes have drifted across the landscape, damaging other crops and wild vegetation. Now the chemical is becoming a threat to scie...
AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than 3,000 federal prisoners are headed home today. They've won early release because of criminal justice law called the First Step Act. NPR national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson reports. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: The de...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Dan Coats, the director of National Intelligence, has announced he's created a new position to help coordinate government efforts to protect U.S. elections from outside interference. Intelligence officials have warned that the 2020...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The version of The Lion King that's out today features photo-realistic animals and celebrity voices. There's Beyonce, John Oliver, Donald Glover. There are also some things familiar to fans of the original Disney film. Composer Han...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Hey, it's Friday - finally made it - and it's when we hear from StoryCorps. Fifty years ago, Apollo 11 was on its way to the moon carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Back on Earth, 10-ye...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The United States maintains it destroyed an Iranian drone yesterday. This happened over the water near the entrance to the Persian Gulf. First, word of it came from President Trump, who said the Iranian aircraft flew too near a U...
NOEL KING, HOST: Four U.S. Congresswomen, all women of color, held a news conference yesterday. They denounced racist remarks that President Trump made over the weekend. They said he's promoting a white nationalist agenda. But the president doubled d...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump rephrased some racist remarks without changing the meaning. He said that four lawmakers should go back where they came from and then said if they don't like America, they can leave. The lawmakers, for the record,...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Many public libraries today have become one-stop shops for people in need. People come to libraries to find jobs, social services and sometimes just a warm place to take shelter. NPR's Colin Dwyer reports on how more libraries are...
NOEL KING, HOST: In Puerto Rico last night, the old colonial section of San Juan looked a little bit like a war zone. (SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST AMBIANCE) KING: Police fired tear gas. They shot at protesters with rubber bullets and threw flash grenades. T...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When the acting director of Homeland Security testified before Congress today, the most pointed questions were about immigration and the U.S. border with Mexico. In another part of the program we're going to hear from lawmakers who...
