Connor Donevan
Stories
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Who will succeed Khamenei?
Iran's supreme leader is dead, but the regime endures. Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi walks through how the leadership succession could unfold.
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How long until AI takes your job?
Recent breakthroughs have accelerated worries that AI may soon replace humans in the workforce on a massive scale. Two experts talk through how and whether that could happen.
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House Oversight Committee member talks about emails that appear to tie Epstein to Trump
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Rep. Robert Garcia, ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee, about newly-public emails that appear to tie Jeffrey Epstein to President Trump.
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How Philly is solving a lot more homicides
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ellie Rushing, crime reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer, on how a drop in violent crime and new technology is leading to a high homicide clearance rate.
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Is Trump's war on drug cartels legal?
John Yoo helped developed the legal framework for the post-9/11 wars in the George W. Bush Justice Department. He argues Trump trying to invoke war powers too extraordinary to be used against crime.
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What happens when the federal government owns part of a company?
President Trump says taking a 10% stake in Intel will be good for the company and the country. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Insitiute, who disagrees.
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The politics driving the push for gerrymandering
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about the impact redistricting efforts will have on the 2026 midterms and beyond.
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Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition.
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A longtime national security adviser weighs in on recent NSC firings
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former national intelligence official Richard Clarke about the changes at the National Security Council.
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Can Trump suspend habeas corpus?
The Trump administration has said it's considering suspending habeas corpus. UC Berkeley law professor Amanda Tyler explains the concept, what rights it guarantees and whether a suspension is legal.