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The U.S. military launches Operation Desert Scorpion, sending soldiers to regions northwest of Baghdad to confiscate illegal weapons and to detain suspected Baath Party loyalists. In Fallujah, where coordinated attacks on American troops have increased in recent weeks, U.S. forces conducting house-to-house searches arrest at least eight suspected militants. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urges his GOP counterparts to "rein in" ICE and discusses his 10-point list of demands to do so.

The federal government continued hiring 2020 census workers through the government shutdown. But the low unemployment rate could result in an applicant pool smaller than the bureau would like.

Scientists from around the world are writing the next major United Nations climate report. Summarizing the state of the atmosphere without meeting in person is as hard as it sounds.

The 6 winners include a job app for out-of-work youth, radio shows that talk about sex and love and a solar lamp you can pay off in tiny increments.

They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.

A 55-page report from House Democrats accuses Freedom 250 of America's birthday celebrations for profit, using questionable fundraising methods. Watchdog groups had already sounded alarms.

The Democratic presidential candidate faced tough questioning from Republicans over the 2012 attack that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, NPR and PBS's Frontline investigate the thousands still not home, the government agencies that failed to help and the companies that made millions.

A partial government shutdown is looming. To discuss the situation, David Greene and Steve Inskeep talk to contributor Cokie Roberts, NPR's Mara Liasson, All Things Considered host Audie Cornish and Robert Costa, who covers Congress for the National Review.