Mysteries of the Moo-crobiome: Could Tweaking Cow Gut Bugs Improve Beef?
Microbe-free bovine life would be rough. Cows rely on single-cell accomplices for their digestion, so scientists are looking for ways to use these bugs to improve cows’ eating and burping habits.
There Appears To Be A Breakthrough In North-South Korea Talks
North Korea has agreed to a temporary freeze of its illicit nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. This comes after a trip by South Korean envoys to Pyongyang.
AIPAC Aims To Appeal To Progressives As Conference Opens
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is specifically reaching out to progressives. Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk about the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Trump Policies Put A Strain On U.S. Relations With Canada
Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would hurt Canada — the leading supplier of the materials to the U.S. Canada’s trade practices have been singled out for criticism by Trump.
Netanyahu Takes Reporters’ Questions Ahead Of AIPAC Speech
In a freewheeling conversation with reporters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to talk on the record about explosive news back home, but did detail his Oval Office meeting.
Netanyahu Takes Reporter Questions Ahead Of APIAC Speech
Reporters traveling with Benjamin Netanyahu were allowed to ask the Israeli prime minister questions. On Tuesday, Netanyahu addresses the pro-Israel group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Court fight over DACA highlights legal rights of noncitizens
When Clete Samson was a government prosecutor at the Department of Homeland Security’s special immigration court, he says that respecting the constitutional rights of immigrants accused of breaking US laws was part of the job. “It’s a myth that noncit…
Why Syrians in besieged eastern Ghouta refuse to leave
Hope came to the embattled Syrian region of eastern Ghouta today, as a 46-truck convoy carrying food and humanitarian supplies entered the rebel enclave for the first time in weeks. “Even if the regime was being genuine, we cannot trust it,” Mr. Zeida…
Trump and press corps put feuding aside – for a night
It always made sense that, sooner or later, President Trump would attend one of the big annual Washington press dinners. True, we media denizens are part of the “swamp” Mr. Trump loves to hate, but we also give him oxygen. Last year, the president po…
While Under Scrutiny, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits White House
As corruption investigations against him intensify at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Trump in Washington, D.C. and touted their close relationship.
Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Will Hit Canada Hard
Canada will be hit particularly hard by tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to attorney Mark Warner, who is based in Toronto and has worked on trade negotiations, about the reaction in Canada and potential legal challenges to…
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