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As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushes back against a criminal probe from the Trump Justice Department, Amna Nawaz discusses the developments with Janet Yellen. She served as chair of the Federal Reserve Board from 2014 to 2018 and was Treasury Secretary during the Biden administration.

To dive into some of the legal questions behind the Justice Department's investigation into the Federal Reserve and Jerome Powell, and similar moves by President Trump, Geoff Bennett spoke with Mary McCord. She's the executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University.

In our news wrap Monday, state and city officials are suing the federal government to stop the surge of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for urging members of the military to refuse illegal orders and Greenland is asserting its place inside of NATO as Trump continues to push the idea of a U.S. takeover.

Protests in Iran continue to grow and security forces are now estimated to have killed at least 500 protesters. In addition to renewed military threats from President Trump, he said countries doing business with Iran will face tariffs. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest. A warning: some images in this story may disturb viewers.

Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers reports on what some of these images and posts mean, and Amna Nawaz discusses more with Cynthia Miller-Idriss of the Polarization and Extremism Research Innovation Lab at American University.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including some Republicans pushing back against President Trump's threats to the Federal Reserve, opposition to military action in Venezuela and tensions continue to rise after the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

NATO is built on the principle that an attack on any one of its ranks must be considered an attack on them all — the collective security guarantee enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty.

According to a recent study, reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years, continuing a long-running downward trend. By many measures, reading skills for both students and adults continue to fall. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Elizabeth Alexander of the Mellon Foundation about a new effort to boost the world of words. It's part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors — where, the company notes, she was "deeply engaged" in accelerating its artificial intelligence push across platforms.

The U.S. president has repeatedly threatened Tehran with U.S. military action, if his administration found the Islamic Republic was using deadly force against antigovernment protesters.

The commercial use of prediction markets has skyrocketed in recent years, opening the door for people to wage their money on the likelihood of a growing list of future events. But despite some eye-catching windfalls, traders still lose money everyday.

As they try to figure out what's next for them and for families and friends still in Venezuela, many share conflicted feelings.

The lawsuit alleges that Operation Metro Surge violates federal law because it's arbitrary and capricious, since it says other states aren't seeing commensurate crackdowns.

Sen. Mark Kelly asked the federal court in Washington, D.C., to rule that the censure letter, the proceedings about his rank and any other punishments against him are "unlawful and unconstitutional."

Earlier in the day, Warren accused President Donald Trump of raising costs for American families and doing little to address affordability.

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in two cases over whether the sports bans violate the Constitution or the landmark federal law known as Title IX that prohibits sex discrimination in education.

The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its 'Jewish ties.'

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate.

President Donald Trump's administration has gone after multiple elected and appointed government officials who have either directly opposed the Republican president or not granted his wishes.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that "the situation has come under total control" in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence without offering evidence.