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Noel King talks to Michele Flournoy, who served as under secretary of Defense for Policy during the Obama administration, about the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis.

President Trump is ordering the withdrawal of 7,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, about half the number now deployed there. The effects of this action on military operations are not yet clear.

A partial government shutdown is all but guaranteed as the House of Representatives has adjourned until Saturday and there is no deal to fund those agencies whose funding expires at midnight.

This special edition of World Cafe features holiday performances from Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jack Johnson, The Polyphonic Spree and more.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sam Sanders, host of NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast, about what gave him joy in 2018.

Ray's in love with a place that doesn't always love her back. But she draws creative fuel from the differences of opinion.

The yellow vest protests continue in France despite President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to mollify the protesters.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the daughter of Charles Greenlee — one of four black men accused of raping a white woman in Florida in 1949 about his posthumous pardon last week.

The world's biggest gathering of human beings, Kumbh Mela, starts Tuesday in India. Pilgrims dip in sacred waters at the confluence of 3 rivers. Up to 120 million people are expected through March.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on what the U.S. is doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.