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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Philip Luther of Amnesty International, about Israel's administrative detention policy, under which thousands of Palestinians are held without charge.

Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror scholar and filmmaker Rebekah McKendry about her favorite horror movies of the year and the ideas that tie them together.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Etgar Keret about the role of fiction in times of war.

Israel is mobilizing a large number of troops to fight Hamas, but there are shortages of basic supplies Israeli civilians are stepping up, however, sending whatever items are needed.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mustafa Barghouti, a doctor and leader of the the Palestinian National Initiative, about the humanitarian and political crisis in Gaza.

An Israeli ground invasion into Gaza appears likely. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gregg Carlstorm of The Economist, about his experience covering Israel's ground invasion in 2014.

The Army hasn't met its annual recruitment goal for nearly a decade. The Pentagon says it's changing it recruitment strategy — and bringing back its iconic 1980s ad campaign.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about the U.S. House vote to remove California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has speaker.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jean Lee, the former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press, and Georgetown University's Angela Stent, about the upcoming meeting between Kim Jong Un and Putin.