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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who slammed President Trump for not getting congressional approval for the strike. NPR's Susan Davis weighs in on the issue.

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

Egypt has a presidential election starting Monday, but the winner is almost certain already: Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. And tight restrictions limit discussion of other options.

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

In his career as a lawyer, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts argued almost 40 cases before the nation's highest court. With the help of some archival audio, Nina Totenberg looks at the arguments he made.

Keggie Carew grew up with her father's stories of parachuting into the jungle and working as a spy in Burma. She wasn't sure how much to believe until she started researching her new book, Dadland.

NRP's Steve Inskeeep speaks with Erin Covey, U.S. House editor for the Cook Political Report.

Voters may not have foreign policy at the top of their list of concerns, but it is a major part of a U.S. president's role.

Mexico's top two presidential candidates are each claiming victory in the country's highly polarized election -- and their parties have accused one another of election fraud. An official tally of the contest, in which 30 million Mexicans voted, isn't expected for days. Though sharply divided by ideology, leftist Andres Manual Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon are separated by less than one-tenth of one percent.

All Songs Considered asked you to share your favorite new artist of the first half of 2016. Here's your top 10.