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Episodes (53)
Trump's New Tariffs, Global Tariff Reactions, TikTok Deadline
President Trump has announced plans to tax virtually all foreign goods coming into the United States. Leaders across the world react with dismay and confusion to the tariffs. And, the owner of TikTok...
Trump's 'Liberation Day', Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Mistaken Deportation
President Trump is set to impose sweeping tariffs on an array of countries. Liberal judge Susan Crawford was elected to the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin. And, the Trump administration has...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Florida's Special Elections, Trump's Trade War
A Wisconsin Supreme Court election has become the most expensive judicial race in American history. Democrats are vying to pick up Congressional seats held by Republicans in two Florida special...
President Trump Third Term, Smithsonian Executive Order, Myanmar Earthquake
President Trump declines to rule out the possibility of serving a third term in office as the Constitution stipulates a two-term limit. The executive order "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American...
Gambling with Memes
What do Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, social media sensation Hawk Tuah, and the President of the United States all have in common? They've all inspired highly valuable, highly volatile memecoins. The...
Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
A powerful earthquake struck Southeast Asia Friday, killing more than 1,000 people. New tariffs come into effect in days, with American consumers likely paying for them. President Trump's executive...
ICE Student Arrests, HHS Cuts, Stefanik Nomination Pulled, China Trade City
The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of visas of foreign students, including PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained on the street by ICE agents. The Trump administration plans to cut...
Intelligence Officials Testify, Trump's Auto Tariffs, DOGE Access
A group chat among top U.S. national security officials discussing airstrikes in Yemen has been made public, sparking outrage and raising questions about the Trump administration's handling of...
Intel Hearing On Group Chat, Return To Office Mandate, Black Sea Deal
President Trump's top intelligence officials face tough questions from lawmakers after a group chat security breach involving secret war plans and a journalist. Federal workers are being called back...
War Plans Group Chat, Alien Enemies Act, U.S. Greenland Visit
A national security breach reveals that U.S. military plans were accidentally shared in a group chat on a commercial app, including a journalist. The Trump Administration faces legal challenges over...
Occupy Gaza Plan, Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, China Economy
As the death toll reaches 50,000 Palestinians killed, Israel is considering a full-scale ground invasion and military occupation of Gaza. U.S. officials are meeting with Russian and Ukrainian...
The Long Shadow of Duterte's Drug War
With the recent arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, a spotlight is again on actions taken during his presidency. Even years after Duterte declared his...
DHS job cuts, Travel troubles under Trump, Sudan Civil War latest
The Department of Homeland Security makes cuts to its office for civil rights and civil liberties and other oversight offices, saying these offices slow down enforcement. Immigration officials at...
School Funding, Venezuelan Deportation Hearing, Key Bridge Inspection
President Trump shuts down the Department of Education, leaving federal funding for schools in limbo. A judge demands answers from the Trump administration after Venezuelan migrants were deported...
Fed Rates Pause, USIP Loses Case, Israel Restarts Gaza Ground Invasion
The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite rising inflation, while President Trump calls for rate cuts as tariffs take effect. A federal judge rules against blocking the government's...
USAID Ruling, Ukraine On Trump Putin Agreement, Gaza Ceasefire Collapse
A federal judge rules that President Trump's administration likely violated the Constitution when it shut down USAID, but Trump vows to appeal. Hours after Trump and Putin announced a limited...
Israel Strikes Gaza, Trump And The Courts, Takeover At US Institute Of Peace
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or injured in surprise Israeli strikes, threatening a tenuous ceasefire. A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to explain why it ignored a ruling not...
Alien Enemies Act, Legal US Immigrants Denied Entry, Deadly Storm System
The Trump Administration invoked a wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of Venezuelans accused of being gang members, several legal immigrants living in the US were denied...
A Palestinian Reporter Returns Home to Gaza City
Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. He's also one of the only Palestinian journalists working full time for an American news organization in Gaza. Israel has banned international...
Democrat In-Fighting; Conservative Media on Trump; Mahmoud Khalil's Wife Speaks
The partisan, Republican stopgap budget was narrowly passed by the Senate with the help of a few Democrats. Some Congressional Democrats view that vote as a betrayal. Plus, we look at how the...
Congress Budget Vote, Trump Speaks At DOJ, Federal Workers Reinstated
Congress faces a shutdown deadline today as Senate Democrats weigh whether to back a Republican spending bill or risk being blamed for closing the government. President Trump makes a rare visit to...
Russia Mulls Ceasefire, EPA Rollbacks, Iran Rebuffs Trump
President Trump's special envoy is in Moscow for talks as Russia reviews a U.S. backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. The White House is rolling back more than two dozen environmental...
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill
The U.S. is resuming military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after negotiators agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Russia is now reviewing. The Trump administration is cutting nearly half...
Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Stock Market Slide, Columbia University Arrest Latest
As Ukraine begins ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration signals that aid could resume if Ukraine makes concessions. A steep sell-off on Wall Street followed new tariffs...
Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget
Canada's ruling Liberal Party has a new leader, Mark Carney, a former central banker who now faces the challenge of steering the country through economic turmoil and a tense trade relationship with...
Who gets to be an American?
On the first day of his second term as President, Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are in the country...
Limiting Musk's Powers; VA Employees On DOGE Emails; No Cure For Long COVID
President Trump says that his Cabinet secretaries are actually supposed to be the ones to make staffing decisions, not Elon Musk and his DOGE entity. Also, we hear from employees at the Veterans...
BONUS: America's Shifting Alliances
President Trump has shaken up America's global alliances with policy reversals and realignments being felt around the world. How are writers, analysts, and leaders making sense of it all?
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Jobs Report, White House Crypto Summit, Gaza Ceasefire Uncertainty
The Labor Department is expected to show a modest uptick in hiring as part of its monthly jobs report card, but layoffs could cast a chill over the job market in coming months. The White House meets...
EU Leaders On Ukraine, Auto Tariffs Paused, USDA Workers Return
European leaders are meeting for an emergency summit to find ways to raise billions for defense and aid to Ukraine after after the U.S. cut military support. President Trump has granted a one-month...
What Trump Said Last Night, Trump On Immigration, China Tariff Confidence
In his first address to Congress of this term, President Trump criticized Democrats and highlighted his administration's policy achievements. Trump used his address to Congress to highlight his...
Ukraine Funds Paused, Trump Addresses Congress, Tariffs Begin
The White House put a pause on military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will address Congress tonight, outlining his agenda on...
Zelenskyy in London, Gaza Ceasefire Status, Judicial Accountability
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a warm welcome in London from the British prime minister and other European leaders, after a contentious meeting with President Trump in Washington....
Who Will Win at the Oscars
Tonight, big blockbuster films Dune: Part Two and Wicked are competing against critic favorites like The Brutalist, Nickel Boys and The Substance at the Academy Awards. With so many films out thereThe>Nickel>The>WickedDune:>...
Zelenskyy-Vance-Trump Blow Up, DOJ Demotions, Feds Plan for Bird Flu
Ukrainians react to the stunning events in the Oval Office that ended not with a signed minerals deal, but with shouting. Trump's Department of Justice demotes career lawyers who were involved in...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She's Fighting President Trump's "Illusion of Power"
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, says she thinks Republicans have begun making mistakes... and her party is resolved to strike back.
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Zelenskyy Visits DC, Tate Brothers In Florida, USAID Standoff, AOC and DOJ
The Ukrainian President is arriving in Washington to discuss a deal involving his country's rare earth minerals, social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were charged with human trafficking...
Foreign Aid Terminated, Migrants At Guantánamo, Legal Challenges To Federal Firings
The Trump administration says it will end more than 90 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts. NPR spoke to two immigrants sent to Guantánamo who allege...
House Budget Plan, DOGE Resignations, Battle Against Bird Flu
House Republicans passed a sweeping new budget plan but disagree on spending cuts. A group of civil servants on Elon Musk's DOGE team resigned, and egg farmers on the front lines of the latest bird...
Federal Worker Email Confusion, UN On Ukraine, Colorado River, France Surgeon Trial
Confusion remains after the "What did you do last week?" email that federal workers received, the Trump administration's break with European allies over Ukraine was reflected in several votes at the...
Federal Worker Confusion, European Leaders In DC, German Election, Greenpeace Lawsuit
Federal workers are experiencing confusion after receiving an email demanding a list of their work accomplishments, the French President and British Prime Minister are meeting with President Trump...
Alternate Realities
Conspiracy theories are all over social media. For some, that's as far as they go. But for reporter Zach Mack, conspiracy theories have infiltrated his family. After Mack's father became obsessed...
Pentagon Upheaval, Hamas Releases More Hostages, NY State Prisons
President Donald Trump fires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, plus the Defense Department is set to lose more than 5 thousand personnel. Hamas releases 6 more living hostages as part of its...
Migrants Leave Guantanamo, Israeli Hostages Update, Changes at FEMA
Nearly all migrants held at Guantánamo Bay have been released, with over 170 Venezuelans flown to their home country. Israeli authorities say a hostage body returned by Hamas is not who the...
Trump and Zelenskyy Feud, DOGE Savings Claims, Hamas Releases Four Hostage Bodies
A look at the roots of the difficult relationship between President Trump and President Zelenskyy. DOGE says its saved taxpayers billions of dollars. How do these claims stack up against the...
Measles Outbreak, Foreign Aid Cuts, Bolsonaro Charges
Health officials are warning about a measles outbreak in Texas. Trump administration efforts to shrink the federal government have temporarily cut off funding to pro-democracy groups abroad. And...
Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout
American and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The Trump administration has started making broad cuts to federal health agencies. Days...
Paris Emergency Summit, Marco Rubio in the Middle East, Trump's First Month
European leaders meet in Paris to discuss an emerging transatlantic chasm over security and the war in Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the Middle East amplifying President Trump's...
A Home But Not A Cure
Thirty years ago, housing activists began an unusual experiment to help people struggling with homelessness and chronic addiction. They decided to get people into housing first and then try to help...
The Future of Ukraine ... and a US Consumer Agency. More on Black Hawk Crash
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeals to Europe for support as President Trump changes U.S. foreign policy. A tumultuous week at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More details about...
Justice Department Shakeup, Guantanamo Migrants Lawsuit, Immigration Crackdown Poll
Multiple prosecutors have resigned from the Justice Department after refusing to drop a corruption case against the New York City mayor and legal aid groups are demanding attorneys for migrants being...
Migration and Trade with India, Trump and Putin Chat, Future of Education Department
Trump to meet India's Prime Minister after he says the two nations have an unfair trade relationship. After a long call with President Putin, Trump say's he'll work closely with Russia. The nominee...
Federal Worker Surveillance, Trump's Team In Europe, Elon Musk And Mars
Employees at the General Services Administration are facing massive staff cuts and threats of near-constant monitoring, three top Trump administration officials are in Europe this week talking with...
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