Asma Khalid

President Biden has made his pick to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

President Biden announced a suite of new sanctions aimed at Russia's biggest banks and said Western leaders are determined to hold Moscow accountable for attacking Ukraine.

The Russian threat to Ukraine continues to consume the Biden administration's energy, and the Afghan withdrawal looms over the crisis as well.

President Biden spoke about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, as Russia appears ready to invade. He gives his remarks after convening key European leaders for an update.

President Biden's first year in the White House has been marked by record GDP growth and job gains, so why do voters keep giving him poor marks on the economy?

There are five skin tone emojis to choose from, but doing so can open a complex conversation about race and identity.

The economy looks good on paper but it doesn't feel good to voters. And that's a problem for President Biden and his party going into the midterms. We explore the disconnect with help from economists.

Rachel Balkovec just became the first woman manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman ever to reach that level in Major League Baseball. But Balkovec isn't planning on stopping there.

Using skin tone emojis is a seemingly easy choice that in reality can be fraught. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with writer and researcher Zara Rahman about the complexities behind the selection.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Brendan Slocumb, author of The Violin Conspiracy. The crime mystery finds a Black classical musician trying to recover his stolen instrument — among other challenges.

Principal Seth Lavin says even after the omicron surge ends, the crisis for children will continue.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Rachel Balkovec, the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman to manage a team at any level in Major League Baseball history.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, about the America Competes Act of 2022, which the House introduced. He was a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan version in 2021.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Principal Seth Lavin on how COVID-19 has impacted his Chicago school. The school district canceled class for 5 days in January when teachers protested working conditions.

The eventual nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will need to face the Senate Judiciary Committee in order to be confirmed. Host Asma Khalid talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat on the committee, about what comes next.

The murder of two journalists in Tijuana in less than a week has shocked reporters there and sparked outrage nationwide.

Three journalist have been killed in Mexico this year, two of them occurring in Tijuana. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with 'Tijuana Press' editor Vicente Calderón about the city's pattern of violence.

American forces are fighting the Islamic State for control of a prison in northeastern Syria, in the most substantial military engagement with ISIS since it lost the last of its territory in 2019.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal about what may have been the greatest weekend in NFL playoff history.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Ed Augustin, correspondent for The Guardian in Cuba, about the ongoing trials against hundreds of people who participated in mass protests in the summer of 2021.