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The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card bill is compounding. Just paying the interest now costs more than every other government program except Social Security.

The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action movies.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS funding.

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk men and women's March madness.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sina Toossi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, about the power structure in Iran, and how things have changed within it since the start of the war.

Yann Martel's new novel tells two tales: one a lost classical epic, the other a personal tragedy told in footnotes. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new novel, Son of Nobody.

Citing ongoing talks with Iran, President Trump said on social media Thursday that he was delaying a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face destruction of its power plants.

As the trailblazing Swedish star returns with her first album since 2018, she talks through going on IVF and solo parenting, expressing sexuality, and the negotiation of being a self-aware pop star.

NPR's Steve Inskeep sits down with Governor Wes Moore, Democrat of Maryland, to talk about the troops heading to the Middle East and what he hopes to see in the next President.

The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.