House leaders are trying to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal on Thursday. But that's one piece of a larger legislative puzzle that could stymie the Democratic agenda in Congress.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with writer and podcast host Daniel Alarcón, who has been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's internal accountability system is "broken," says Andrea Guerrero of Alliance San Diego. Her group says independent and external investigations are needed.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrea Guerrero, executive director of Alliance San Diego, a community empowerment organization, about the allegations of abuse against the U.S. Border Patrol agency.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yale professor Alicia Camacho and NPR correspondent Franco Ordoñez about Latin American migration into the U.S. and government policies trying to address it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nicaraguan poet and political activist Gioconda Belli about the increasing tension in Nicaragua, as the country moves towards a presidential election.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sonja Diaz, director of the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative at UCLA, about the significance of the Latino vote in California gubernatorial recall election.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Renzo Aroni, historian of modern Latin America, about the legacy of Abimael Guzmán, founder of the Shining Path, who died on Saturday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with María Antonieta Alcalde, director of reproductive rights organization Ipas in Central America and Mexico, on what Mexico's recent abortion ruling means for Latin America.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with American Academy of Pediatrics President Lee Savio Beers about the mounting pressure to consider emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Matthieu Aikins, reporter for The New York Times in Kabul, about the latest from the Afghan capital.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marlon Bishop and Julio A. Pabón, the creators of the podcast LOUD, about the history of the popular musical genre Reggaeton.

Filipe Ribeiro of Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan talks to NPR about the future of the country's health care system under Taliban rule.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jane Ferguson, correspondent for PBS NewsHour, from Kabul.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Nadja Drost about her reporting on the dangerous crossing between Colombia and Panama and the announcement of an agreement to organize the flow of migrants.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with psychologist Elke Weber about the way individuals deal with the threat of climate change.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Daniel Alarcón about how star soccer player Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona for Paris, and what this says about the business of soccer in Europe.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rebecca Keegan, senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter, about the resignation of Time's Up board chairwoman Roberta Kaplan.

In the wake of the CDC's 60-day renewal of an eviction moratorium, we hear from three people struggling to find affordable housing in a market where rents continue to increase.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Debra Katz, an attorney representing Charlotte Bennett who is a former executive assistant of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.