As Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prepares for her first White House visit, President Donald Trump calls for Japan and other allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former DHS official Miles Taylor about the confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin and the lessons he believes the agency's next leader should heed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with actor Cillian Murphy about his return to the role of gangster Tommy Shelby for the film "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man." ...

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced a difficult hearing on Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Immigration agents took DNA samples from observers and protesters they detained during the Minnesota ICE surge, NPR has found, raising questions about how the government uses that personal data.

Iran has imposed a near-total internet blackout as the war with the U.S. and Israel rages on. Some Iranians are sending voice memos to share a glimpse of what life is like inside the country.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady this week. The central bank says it's too soon to know how the wartime spike in energy prices will affect overall inflation.

Joe Kent joined Tucker Carlson to discuss his decision to step down as director of the National Counterterrorism Center and his opposition to the war in Iran.

President Trump said that Israel acted alone when it struck the South Pars gas field in Iran. Trump threatened Iran to halt its attacks on Qatar's facilities, or face a "blow up" of their South Pars ...