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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Ambassador Robert Ford about the U.S.' current situation in Iraq in the wake of protests and the U.S. assassination of a top-ranking Iranian general.

Despite Senate passage, some of the state's top Republicans, including the governor, have indicated they oppose curbing mail-in voting.

The U.S. State Department announced that it is bringing some U.S. diplomats home from Afghanistan to prepare for a U.S. troop withdrawal.

El Salvador's President Niyib Bukele says he was just cleaning out a corrupt house when he removed five supreme court judges and the country's attorney general. The U.S. says it was a power grab.

Foreign policy hasn't been a major focus this election season, but whoever wins will face a delicate tangle of issues in the region. On top of a major decision about Iran, the U.S. must deal with a new government in Egypt, an intensifying war in Syria, and nervous allies in the Persian Gulf.

A New Jersey teenager who launched a campaign to get Hasbro to make a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven is expected to meet with the toy company Monday afternoon. Her campaign seems to be part of heightened gender messaging awareness in toys this holiday season.

Frahm has a brawny tenor sax sound, strong and consistent from top to bottom. His new trio album shows off his ability to use pacing and momentum to tell a compelling story.

The CIA is establishing a mission center that will focus on the challenges posed by a rising China. This is the strongest sign yet that CIA Director William Burns considers China his top priority.

Last year it was all about chairs and headphones. This year it's time for T-shirts and sneakers — and more laptops. Back-to-school shopping in the U.S. is expected to top $37 billion.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ben Ginsberg, a top Republican election lawyer, about Supreme Court rulings that blocked an attempt to challenge ballot deadlines in two swing states.