Kelsey Snell
Stories
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Tokyo loosens strict public school uniform rules
NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with Japan-based reporter for Vice World News, Hanako Montgomery, about the lifting of decades-old school uniform rules in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Sarah Lancashire on the power of women and playing Julia Child
NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with actress Sarah Lancashire about her portrayal of Julia Child in HBO's new series Julia.
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With rising costs and expiring pandemic benefits, food banks face increased need
NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit that works to end hunger in Las Vegas, about how inflation and rising food prices have impacted food insecurity in her community.
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Jackson's confirmation hearing devolved into bickering among senators
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced two long days of questions with the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a hearing that was at times combative and emotional.
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Senate panel will hold 4 days of hearings for Biden's Supreme Court nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee opens Supreme Court confirmation hearings Monday for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman on the high court.
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House advances $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid along with government funding
The House has approved a $1.5 trillion government spending package and a $13.6 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine. The Senate is expected to vote on the funding in the coming days.
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Biden's Supreme Court nominee meets with Senate leaders, judiciary panel members
The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court took its first steps in Congress this week. How did the meetings with Senate leaders go, and what comes next?
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Reactions to Biden's historic Supreme Court justice pick
President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday. She next faces the U.S. Senate in a confirmation process.
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Leading Republican echoes Trump's American Carnage message for the midterms
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the party's Senate campaign operation, claims "the hour for America is late" in a new outline for his midterm campaign message that leans heavily into culture wars.
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Leon Bridges and Khruangbin follow dazzling 'Texas Sun' EP with subdued 'Texas Moon'
Kelsey Snell speaks to musicians Leon Bridges and Mark Speer, who plays guitar in the trio Khruangbin, about their new EP, "Texas Moon."
