Leila Fadel

Stories

• A lot of the vetting process for a Cabinet nominee is done behind the scenes

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rob Kelner of the law firm Covington and Burling about the vetting process for presidential nominees.

  Dec 06, 2024 at 4:16 am

• Why countries failed to reach a global deal on cutting plastic pollution

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Monterey Bay Aquarium chief conservation and science officer Margaret Spring about why negotiators failed to clinch a global treaty on reducing plastic pollution.

  Dec 06, 2024 at 1:36 am

• New thriller, starring Jude Law, tells the story of 1980s white supremacist militia

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Jude Law and screenwriter Zach Baylin about turning the true story of a white supremacist group into the film "The Order."

  Dec 05, 2024 at 2:09 am

• Democrats in the new year face a GOP-controlled House, Senate and White House

  How are Democrats strategizing as they prepare for another two years in the minority -- this time, under Donald Trump? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic strategist Dan Sena.

  Dec 04, 2024 at 4:17 am

• Hani Almadhoun remembers when he and his late brother started Gaza Soup Kitchen

  NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Hani Almadhoun about the death of his brother Mahmoud, who ran a soup kitchen in Gaza.

  Dec 04, 2024 at 2:16 am

• Israel threatens a wider war on Lebanon if a truce with Hezbollah fails

  NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rima Korjieh, Lutheran World Relief project officer in Lebanon, about families returning to their homes after the ceasefire with Israel was announced.

  Dec 04, 2024 at 2:11 am

• Morning news brief

  South Korea's opposition politicians submit a motion to impeach the president. The U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving gender affirming care. The French government faces a no-confidence vote.

  Dec 04, 2024 at 1:20 am

• Rebels in Syria control Aleppo and push toward Damascus

  NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, about what it means for the region.

  Dec 03, 2024 at 4:17 am

• Examining the rapid advance by rebel fighters in Syria

  The rapid advance by rebel fighters in Syria seemed to come out of nowhere. Yet this development is linked to a series of combustible events in the Middle East over the past year.

  Dec 03, 2024 at 2:05 am

• Protesters criticize Georgia's decision to suspend membership talks with EU

  Protestors in Georgia want new elections as the government says it's suspending European Union membership talks.

  Dec 03, 2024 at 2:02 am