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Gil Gutknecht is a reliable Republican congressman from Minnesota who has long supported the war effort in Iraq -- until recently. Is this an election-year conversion or a real disenchantment with the war? And are fellow republicans following suit?

Tired of swiping through dating profiles on your phone? Maybe it's time to get out there and meet people in real life. Here's how to meet new people, strike up conversation and handle rejection.

Robert Siegel sits down with a group of students from Tel Aviv University for a conversation about their expectations for the future. The students are politically divided, but they agree that their main concern, even more than security, is the Israeli economy.

Wanda Sykes says getting back on the road helps remind her that she's still funny. On this week's Wild Card, Sykes talks about her conversations with God and why she loves bowling alleys.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, we'll answer your questions about what's known about the virus and how it's affecting the global community. We'll also hear some of your silver linings.

Watch a conversation between Mark and NPR's Jerusalem Truth about the making of Three Dimensions Deep, live from NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

The Obama transition team releases a report on the Obama staff's conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The governor is accused of — among other things — trying to benefit financially from appointing a Senate successor to the president-elect.

It's too soon to determine whether obstruction of justice laws may have been broken in President Trump's conversations with James Comey. A D.C. defense lawyer says the key issue is Trump's intent.

"We were doing an awful job in an awful time," veteran Garett Reppenhagen said in a StoryCorps conversation. "If I shed any joy to anybody on that base that day, then I think it was all worth it."

A conversation with Army Spec. Mark Wilkerson, who will be sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to leaving his Army unit. Wilkerson went AWOL rather than return to Iraq, then turned himself in last fall.

Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn't into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here's how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting.

A book of essays from a diverse, accomplished array of writers reveals the ways our mothers fail us and we fail them — and poses the question of how much a tough conversation could close those rifts.

The leaders spoke after a virtual G-20 meeting. President Trump called it a "very good conversation," and China state TV said Xi Jinping offered to help the U.S. respond to the spread of the virus.

You know that feeling when you finish a book and just have to discuss it with someone? That's a great book club book. Here are 20 tried-and-true titles that are sure to get the conversation started.

The avant garde director has two shows running off-Broadway and a musical opening in October. Though she's working on several different projects, she says there's always "a conversation" between them.

This month, sci-fi and fantasy magazine Lightspeed features all female authors, as part of an ongoing conversation about what science fiction is, and whether women can write it. (Short answer: Yes!)

When Thanksgiving comes during an election season, dinner table conversations can get contentious. We check in with Miss Manners to learn how we might get through the holiday without a family feud.

Out of the Vinyl Deeps is a tribute to The New Yorker's first pop critic — a writer whose words were as accessible as a great backbeat. The articles, collected and edited by Willis' daughter, are like conversations that feel relevant and real.

Weekend Edition is asking authors to recommend some great reads; the conversations kick off with Clever Girl author Tessa Hadley, who touts Irish novelist Dierdre Madden's Time Present and Time Past.

Former L.A. Times foreign correspondent Megan Stack talks with NPR about her new book, her relationships with her nannies, and the need to further involve men in conversations about work in the home.