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Hostess, the maker of snacks such as Twinkies and HoHos, is being sold to J.M. Smucker in a cash-and-stock deal worth nearly $6 billion. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 11, 2023.)

In an interview, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara talks about his new book, Doing Justice, and weighs in on Robert Mueller's probe and on how executives have been able to avoid criminal prosecution.

The ex-acting director of the bureau said he wanted to get the counterintelligence and obstruction inquiries on "solid ground" before a potential replacement could try to wash them away.

Michel Martin speaks to the former Secretary of Defense and CIA director about the recent whistleblower complaint said to involve President Trump — and how the intelligence community is responding.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Congressman Greg Casar about a new bill that would prevent meat packing companies with a track record of child labor violations from accessing government contracts.

American democracy is more vulnerable today than it was on January 6 because the "big lie" that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has spread, says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are also set to join the bloc from 2024.

We check in with an epidemiologist and a virologist about the latest on COVID-19 in the U.S.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem that Palestinian strawberry growers are struggling to export their fruit to foreign purchasers. But an Israeli agricultural company is doing everything it can to keep direct exports from taking place.

SIMON/THE NATION: AMERICA'S OLDEST WEEKLY MAGAZINE CHANGED OWNERSHIP THIS WEEK. "THE NATION," FOUNDED IN 1865, WAS PURCHASED BY A GROUP HEADED BY THE MAGAZINE'S EDITOR, VICTOR NAVASKY. THE GROUP INCLUDES NOVELIST E.L. DOCTOROW AND ACTOR PAUL NEWMAN.