Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Florida about the future of the infrastructure bill as it awaits a vote in the House of Representatives.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Roselyn Romero of the Associated Press about how college students are using forged vaccination cards to attend in-person classes, and what schools are doing to respond.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Christina Bergin, a hospitalist in Phoenix, Ariz. Dr. Bergin is urging the governor to require masks in schools after her child was exposed to COVID-19.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Steve Contorno, political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, about how Floridians view Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership during the pandemic.

Chucky Thompson, one of the original Bad Boy "Hitmen" and producer for The Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige, died Monday, leaving behind a legacy that starts and ends in his home of Washington, D.C.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, who is pushing back on anti-vaccine rhetoric but says mandating COVID-19 vaccination and mask-wearing is against state law.

The Senate has passed an infrastructure package worth more than $1.2 trillion dollars. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat of Massachusetts, about the hurdles ahead.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Beth Brown, the president of the Tennessee Education Association, about the new state guidelines which limit how teachers can address race, sex and privilege in class.

Australia was once seen as a safe haven from COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg's Georgina McKay in Sydney about the rise in new cases and Australians' protests of lockdown measures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dev Patel, who plays aspiring knight Gaiwan in the new movie, The Green Knight, based on one of the most famous Arthurian legends.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Ranit Mishori of Georgetown University about the CDC's confusing messaging around wearing masks (spoiler alert: we should probably never have stopped masking indoors).

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci about the new CDC data on breakthrough infections and updated mask guidance.

As more become known about the highly contagious delta variant, new guidance calls for changes to masking policy for schools and with vaccinated people.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Jaime Lowe about her new book, Breathing Fire, which tells the stories of the incarcerated women who are part of California's wildfire crews.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ben Bleiman, president of the SF Bar Owner Alliance, on local bars allowing only vaccinated patrons to drink inside.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Buzzfeed reporters Jessica Garrison and Ken Bensinger about the militia group that tried to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from the state capitol building.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with sports psychologist Dr. Mark Aoyagi about the way athletes deal with psychological pressure at the Olympics.

With the news that the show Arthur will cease after its 25th and final season which debuts in the winter of 2022, NPR has this farewell to PBS' favorite aardvark.

The first House select committee hearing began to investigate who was behind the Jan. 6 insurrection and what role former President Trump may have played as his supporters stormed the Capitol.

The last of 98 victims of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., has been identified after a long rescue effort. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with grief counselor Heather Winters about what's next.