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The NFL's Detroit Lions have hosted a home game almost every Thanksgiving since 1934. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to sportswriter Bill Morris about how the tradition was born.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore the ramifications of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s announcement that he’s forgoing the Democratic Party and, instead, running for governor as an independent and what that means for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Michigan.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health researcher, is in line to lead the National Institutes of Health. Early in the pandemic he argued against lockdowns and focusing on people at highest risk.

David Greene talks to Jaime Contreras of the Service Employees International Union about how the shutdown is affecting security guards and custodians, who are contractors working in federal buildings.

Rachel Martin talks to Charles Cooke, National Review Online editor, about how the Florida shooting may have started a change of heart on gun policy in the White House, that sentiment isn't universal.

The Illinois senator and Iraq War veteran, who's on Joe Biden's shortlist for running mates, has drawn new attention after spats with President Trump's administration and his allies.

Some people are getting out, while others are left behind. We hear the voices of people in Gaza as Israeli forces advance.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.

Photographer Michael Robinson Chávez visits a city in Ukraine that was partly famous as a site for Russian travelers and intellectuals, but since 2022 has come under Russian attack.