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China tries to discredit the press and to convince citizens not to believe their own eyes. Trump's White House seems to favor similar tactics, writes Frank Langfitt, NPR's former China correspondent.

GOP Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho opposes the pathway to citizenship proposed by the president and a bipartisan group of senators. He's also Hispanic and a former immigration lawyer who recently joined the House subcommittee that deals with immigration issues. Steve Inskeep talks to Labrador about the current debate.

The fate of this round of immigration reform will be decided by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, but the effects will be felt in cities and towns across all 50 states. Particularly those on the U.S.-Mexico border. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin speaks with two mayors with an up-close view of the immigration debate: John Cook, the mayor of El Paso, Texas, and Raul Salinas, the mayor of Laredo, Texas.

Among the questions: What happens to the Americans still in Afghanistan? And: What does the exit mean for Biden's approach to the world?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Associated Press reporter Megan Janetsky about her recent reporting trip to Haiti.

Big plans to overhaul the immigration system have stalled yet again. So farmers and other groups are looking to the lame duck session and hoping that more modest proposals can find bipartisan support.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Nguyen Phan Que Mai about her novel, "Dust Child," and the intertwined lives of Vietnamese women and U.S. servicemen, and their Amerasian children.

The 23-year-old Nigerian who was arrested Christmas Day for trying to blow up a Northwest aircraft as it prepared to land in Detroit was known to U.S. authorities. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had been placed on a watch list after his father notified U.S. authorities in November about his son's extreme views. Newsweek investigative correspondent Mark Hosenball, who has been reporting on how Abdulmutallab was able to elude security officials, offers his insight.

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.