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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Peter Wittig, the former German ambassador to the U.S., about the state of the trans-Atlantic relationship, and expectations for the Biden presidency.

Politicians running for office often call Washington a swamp filled with inefficient bureaucrats and leeches. But many in the capital have devoted themselves to making government a tool for good.

Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down southwest of Des Moines.

A poll finds that nearly 90% of Americans are concerned about the mental health of youth. Another report ranks states by the how they are fairing in terms of access to school based mental health care.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sanam Vakil, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House in London, about European countries' actions around the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

The Biden administration recently canceled a proposed mine. While environmentalists celebrated, it shows how hard it is to build a domestic supply of the minerals needed to switch to a green economy.

Andrea talks with our Cultural Concierge, Jesse Kornbluth. This week Kornbluth wants everyone to watch the 1938 Russian film Alexander Nevsky, which he says has one of the greatest soundtracks in film history.

Wyoming may soon become the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage. But if it does, it will join a number of states where gay marriage is legal, but where being gay can also get you fired.

Troops from 27 countries wrapped up one of the largest NATO war games since the 1980s — in the Arctic. A it was scheduled two years ago, but Russia's war in Ukraine gave the exercise a Cold War feel.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Eligon of The New York Times about the catastrophic flooding in Durban, South Africa.