News Brief: Midterm Elections, Montana Rally, Afghan Election
There’s a tight race in California’s 48th Congressional District. President Trump praises a candidate who body-slammed a reporter in 2017. For candidates in Afghanistan, it’s a life or death gamble.
Examining The Close Ties Between Saudi Arabia And Silicon Valley
Steve Inskeep talks to writer Anand Giriharadas about the relationship between Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia. The presumed killing of a Saudi journalist raises concerns about the investments.
Court Rules Detained American Must Be Allowed To Enter Israel
An American student held at Tel Aviv airport for two weeks has been allowed to enter Israel, after winning her case at the country’s supreme court.
Violence Delays Afghan Elections In Kandahar Province
Saturday was supposed to be an election day in Kandahar Province, but those elections are postponed a week. Steve Inskeep talks to Pam Constable of The Washington Post, about why the voting delay.
As Caravan Of Migrants Heads North, Trump Threatens To Close Southern U.S. Border
Hundreds of people have arrived at a Guatemalan town just across the border from Mexico. It’s uncertain how Trump would block the group from crossing at a legal port of entry.
Jamal Khashoggi’s Last Column Before Disappearance Calls For Free Expression
The column’s publication is “kind of an acknowledgement to ourselves … that we don’t have much hope that we’re going to be able to edit this one with him,” the Post editorial page editor told NPR.
Prague 1968: Reforming A Soviet Communist Regime
In Prague, the year 1968 began with a bold attempt to reform and liberalize its creaking Soviet communist regime from within – “socialism with a human face.” Moscow responded harshly, dispatching tanks and hundreds of thousands of troops to crush the m…
Top Provincial Leaders Assassinated Ahead Of Elections In Afghanistan
Top leaders in Kandahar province in Afghanistan have been assassinated two days before the country votes in parliamentary elections. The top U.S. military commander escaped injury. The Taliban have claimed responsibility in the attack.
Amid complaints of a rigged system, one woman’s effort to end gerrymandering
The post that changed Katie Fahey’s life came to her a couple of days after the 2016 presidential election.
In Japan, A Strange Sight: Cherry Blossoms Blooming In The Fall
“I have never seen anything like this,” said tree surgeon Hiroyuki Wada. Two typhoons that recently struck the country are a likely cause of the sudden flowering.
Why ‘the Kavanaugh effect’ on midterms is so unpredictable
When big political news occurs close to an impending election, Washington is usually awash in arguments about how it might affect the upcoming vote. As you might have guessed, this brings us to the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaug…
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