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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, a State Department adviser on Iran, about Secretary of State Pompeo's trip to Iraq, and what the U.S. has gained since pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to White House spokesman Steven Groves about the administration instructing former employees not to testify before the Judiciary Committee. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in.

Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate, draws a parallel between the eugenics movement, which helped shape U.S. immigration in the early 20th century, and President Trump's hard-line stance today.

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Iran has announced its intention to begin withdrawing from parts of a 2015 nuclear agreement in 60 days. The decision could reduce the time needed to develop a nuclear weapon — if Iran chose to do so.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with California state Sen. Richard Pan. Pan is also a pediatrician, and he was one of the leaders of the effort to force parents to vaccinate their children.

The large number of cases prompts some members of Congress to ask: does the U.S. need new laws to prosecute domestic terrorism?

Louisville has voted to take down a monument of John Breckenridge Castleman. Castleman's history came under scrutiny after the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

This week, the U.N. issued the summary of a report warning of unprecedented declines in biodiversity. Scott Simon makes the case for humankind to assume responsibility for protecting the vulnerable.