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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who questioned Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with actor Cillian Murphy about his return to the role of gangster Tommy Shelby for the film "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man."

People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin faced a difficult hearing on Wednesday on his nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former DHS official Miles Taylor about the confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin and the lessons he believes the agency's next leader should heed.

Joe Kent joined Tucker Carlson to discuss his decision to step down as director of the National Counterterrorism Center and his opposition to the war in Iran.

Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar of Florida is the daughter of Cuban exiles. NPR's Michel Martin asks her about President Trump's comments about the country.

San Francisco's streets are plastered with cryptic ads from AI startups. The strategy is intentional — but it's not without cost.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady as it faces inflationary pressure from the war with Iran — and a weakening labor market.

Last year ICE got $45 billion from Congress over four years to expand its detention footprint. Many towns and cities are pushing back.