Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race. Most recently, she was NPR's international correspondent based in Cairo and ...

SUSAN DAVIS, BYLINE: Hey, Leila. FADEL: So before we get into hearings ... At the top of that list, I would probably put Florida Senator Marco Rubio. He's Trump's nominee for secretary of state.

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LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Maybe you remember Brooke Shields as the face of Calvin Klein Jeans, the sexually exploited child in "Pretty Baby" or the funny lead in the sitcom "Suddenly Susan." ...

DETROW: Morning Edition host Leila Fadel is in Damascus, and she joins us on the line now. Hey, Leila. LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Hi. DETROW: What's Damascus like? Let's just start there. FADEL ...