Biden Calls For Unity In His Address Commemorating The Sept. 11 Attacks Anniversary President Biden called on Americans to embrace unity as they reflect on the day that two decades ago reshaped the nation. "Unity is what makes us who we are: America at its best," he said. Alana Wise
'If you believe conspiracy theories about vaccines' this week in politics is for you The City of Seattle, King County and Washington state have issued Covid-19 vaccination mandates for public employees to get vaccinated or face possible termination. Many people affected are complying, but not everyone. And that means things could get awkward. Katie Campbell
Palestinians And Israelis Are Captivated By Militants' Escape From Israeli Jail Six militants who escaped from a maximum security Israeli prison have captured the imagination of Palestinians. They also present a dilemma for their leaders. Daniel Estrin
President Biden Announces New Actions To Fight COVID-19 NPR's Rachel Martin talks with NIH director Francis Collins about President Biden's new plans to get the latest coronavirus surge under control and increase vaccinations across the country.
The World Has Changed Since 9/11, And So Has America's Fight Against Terrorism In 2001, as the nation mourned those killed on 9/11, the government tried to find its footing to prevent more terrorist attacks. In the 20 years since, the nature of those threats has evolved. Ryan Lucas
Biden And Xi Jinping Speak For The First Time In Months Amid Fraying U.S.-China Ties In only their second call since Biden took office, the two leaders spoke about "the responsibility of both nations to ensure competition does not veer into conflict," according to the White House. Emily Feng
Biden's Coronavirus Response Coordinator Talks About New COVID Plan NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients about the Biden administration's new measures to curb COVID-19, like mandating vaccination in many workplaces. Ailsa Chang
Biden Took A Tougher Stance Against People Resisting The Vaccine In Remarks On COVID President Biden announced a reset of his plan to tackle the pandemic, with tougher new vaccine rules for federal workers and contractors and more testing. Tamara Keith
Biden Dangles New Federal Funds For Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Bans On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees. Anya Kamenetz
Podcast Host On Escaping Nigeria's Twitter Ban NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with podcast host Chika Uwazie about leaving Nigeria due to a political atmosphere which set off a social media crackdown, threats and economic consequences. Jason Fuller