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In her convention speech, Ann Romney talked about the role of women in America. Host Michel Martin caught up with Rep. Marsha Blackburn before the speech. Blackburn says the concerns of women voters were key in drafting the Republican platform. She co-chairs the GOP platform committee, and heads the Women's Policy Committee in the House.

The U.S. sends reinforcements to Iraq after the Embassy is attacked. North Korea's leader says he's no longer bound by a nuclear missile moratorium. And, 2020 promises plenty of political headlines.

On a recent visit, NPR journalists witnessed a country in transformation that was at turns impressive, surreal, beautiful, melancholy and human. Still, its leaders retain tight control over society.

Syria's army is moving into northern Syria to repel a Turkish incursion as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. Fiona Hill, the Trump administration's former top aide on Russia, testifies on Ukraine.

More transcripts are released in the House impeachment inquiry. Federal prosecutors begin a probe of some pharmaceutical companies. A report finds high injury rates among Amazon warehouse employees.

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

A top North Korean official is meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to plan a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Also, an update on Europe and the Iran nuclear deal.

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders and others back "job guarantee" programs to assure jobs for all who want them. It's another sign of top Democrats embracing further left positions.

For nearly all its history, snowboarding has been a sport that is disproportionately white. Through his Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Paupaw is trying to change that.

Israel and Lebanon officials are set to meet today as U.S.-Iran peace talks continue. And, a federal judge declined to block Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting.