Courtney Dorning

Stories

• American farmers were already struggling. The shutdown made it worse

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with fourth generation farmer and advocate Joe Maxwell about how the government shutdown is stressing already overwhelmed American farmers.

  Oct 17, 2025 at 1:57 pm

• The fighting has stopped, but dire need remains in Gaza

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward.

  Oct 15, 2025 at 2:10 pm

• Illinois' governor weighs in on efforts to deploy the national guard in Chicago

  NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker about President Trump's efforts to deploy the national guard in Chicago.

  Oct 07, 2025 at 1:36 pm

• 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.

  Oct 06, 2025 at 2:11 pm

• Will Hamas accept Trump's peace plan? Former Mossad chief says it should

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen about his new book, The Sword of Freedom: Israel, Mossad, and the Secret War.

  Sep 30, 2025 at 2:19 pm

• Does Comey indictment signal the end of DOJ independence?

  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author and journalist Carol Leonnig about the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and what it says about the independence of the Justice Department.

  Sep 26, 2025 at 1:04 pm

• Three months later, a survivor reflects on the Texas floods

  Three months after floods hit central Texas, senior editor at Texas Monthly Aaron Parsley shares his experience when he and his family were swept away by rushing water and how they're moving forward.

  Sep 25, 2025 at 1:55 pm

• Trump is changing public health guidance. What's it mean for you?

  NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the head of the American Academy of Family Physicians about changing public health guidance, what doctors are hearing from patients, and how to best navigate changes.

  Sep 24, 2025 at 12:55 pm

• Senior Labour MP on Gaza, Ukraine, and the special relationship

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Labour MP Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, about President Trump's summit with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer today.

  Sep 18, 2025 at 2:49 pm

• Trump arrives in the U.K. The reaction, like America, is divided

  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Member of Parliament Ed Davey about his decision to boycott the state dinner with President Trump.

  Sep 17, 2025 at 1:09 pm