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Melissa Block talks to Bill Prady, executive producer of The Big Bang Theory, about the terms of trade from the world of comedy writing like Nakamura, blow and button.

President Obama recently announced a plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Three people with close ties to the issue share their views on whether or not to close the detention center.

Vitter was re-elected easily, even after he was caught up in the "D.C. Madam" prostitution scandal. But now that he's running for governor, it's coming back to haunt him.

President Obama called for a greater focus on Asia to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century. A decade later, Obama's vice president, now President Biden, seems intent on making it happen.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Motoko Rich on the Japanese public's concern over the government's decision to hold the Olympics despite rising cases of COVID-19.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Debra Katz, an attorney representing Charlotte Bennett who is a former executive assistant of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Some employees went without workplace staples like ties, heels and dress pants during the pandemic. But will those pieces make a fashion comeback as more people return to work?

Coronavirus cases are surging in Michigan. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan's chief medical executive, about the state's decision not to implement new restrictions.

In Samsung's home country, the conglomerate was already feeling the heat in more ways than one.

President Biden has worked to focus his foreign policy on China. But provocations from Russia keep pulling him away.

A new study finds American companies are using remote work as a way to avoid giving workers raises; so much so that it's helping to moderate inflation.

Jennifer Sey was on a path to potentially become the next Levi's CEO. Instead, she is out, igniting a debate over corporations and speech.

The House of Representatives met on Wednesday to debate and vote on an article of impeachment against President Trump over inciting supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol last week.

U.S. GDP shrank in the first few months of the year, but the economy may be sturdier than it looks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with law professor David Cole of Georgetown University about the accountability of federal officers, after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minnesota.

Ota Tofu has nourished the Japanese American community in Portland, Ore., for more than 100 years, using a production process that has changed little through the decades.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people.

Rep. James Comer, Republican Chair of the Oversight Committee, joined Democrats in pledging to investigate the Justice Department for its handling of missing Epstein files related to President Trump.

Immigration enforcement in some states now includes highway stops. The Trump administration says local police partnerships are vital for mass deportations, forcing migrants to change travel methods.