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- 1916 - How the Epstein files are upending U.K. politics
The latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein is threatening the U.K. ruling government.
New documents have led Peter Mandelson, a former ambassador to the U.S., to resign from Britain’s House of Lords and from the Labour Party.
The fallout has already claimed two key staff members close to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and some in his own party are calling for him to step down too.
Edward Luce, chief U.S. commentator for the Financial Times, helps explain the scandal – and why the reaction in the U.K. differs from the U.S.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 09 Feb 2026 - 1915 - What does it mean when the president urges Republicans to "nationalize the voting"?
The power to regulate federal elections rests with states and Congress, according to the Constitution. Yet President Trump repeatedly questioned the integrity of election systems, despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and in recent days has urged Republicans to take over voting operations in a number of states. Wendy Weiser, the vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, a think tank and voting rights advocacy group, examines the administration’s actions ahead of the midterm elections.
This episode was produced by Henry Larson and Kai McNamee, with audio engineering by Damian Herring.
It was edited by Sarah Robbins and Ahmad Damen. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 08 Feb 2026 - 1914 - Covering the ICE surge in Minneapolis
Reporting on the ICE surge in Minneapolis
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 07 Feb 2026 - 1913 - The sound of dad
NPR's Bob Mondello and the search for a voice lost to time.
Each day on this podcast we bring you the context behind the headlines.
Headlines about President Trump or foreign policy or what's playing out on America's streets.
This story is smaller. More personal. About one person’s search for a voice he thought he’d never hear again.
But it moved us. And we wanted to share it.
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This episode was produced by Chloee Weiner and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Damian Herring.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 06 Feb 2026 - 1912 - Will new limits on gender-related surgeries change anything?
The Trump administration is celebrating an American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommendation to delay gender-related surgeries, which are rare. So how much is changing?
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons declared this week that it recommends surgeons delay gender-related surgeries until a patient is at least 19 years old.
The Trump administration called the move "another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,” and said the group "has set the scientific and medical standard for all provider groups to follow.”
The administration is describing the new recommendations as a “watershed moment”, but gender-affirming surgeries in minors are rare. So how much will this change?
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 05 Feb 2026 - 1911 - AI chatbots upended their lives. Then they turned to each other
Some people who say AI chatbots upended their lives and the lives of their loved ones, are now turning to each other for support.
Around the world, people are talking to AI chatbots, and these chats can sometimes lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality.
OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, is facing several lawsuits alleging the chatbot contributed to mental health crises and even multiple suicides.
An OpenAI spokesperson told NPR that they are “continuing to improve” ChatGPT’s training to quote “recognize and respond to signs of mental or emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and guide people toward real-world support.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 04 Feb 2026 - 1910 - President Trump’s Kennedy Center plans are unclear, so far
President Trump wants to close the Kennedy Center for two years. He says a massive renovation is coming.
But so far, there are few details about what that renovation will look like, physically, and what it will mean to the nation’s performing arts center and its patrons.
David Graham has been sifting through the clues, and he talks with NPR about what is known, and what could be lost in the upheaval.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 03 Feb 2026 - 1909 - The DOJ released the final Epstein files. Where do the survivors go from here?
The Justice Department says their review into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is done, with the release of millions of documents and thousands of images and videos last Friday.
Annie Farmer is one of many people who testified in court about Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell. She says they sexually abused her when she was 16 years old.
She's also been a leading voice in calling on the DOJ to release all records related to Epstein.
The release included pictures of nude women, or possibly girls, and the names of victims, all of which should have been redacted. A DOJ spokeswoman subsequently told the New York Times the department was addressing victim concerns and making additional redactions.
Farmer tells NPR she's "really upset," saying the release of victims' names and images is "really disgusting." However she adds that, "what I do feel clear about is the fact we still believe transparency is important."
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 02 Feb 2026 - 1908 - Faith leaders in Memphis support Afghan refugees, and each other
Stephen Cook, the senior pastor of Second Baptist Church in Memphis, has become friends with Latif Salar, the leader of the Christ Community Afghan Church - and since the Trump administration halted asylum processing for all immigrants from Afghanistan last Fall, the two have been working closely together to support members of Salar's congregation who fear deportation.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 01 Feb 2026 - 1907 - Gov. Tim Walz is skeptical about Trump’s plan to de-escalate immigration crackdown
Tensions remain high in Minnesota. Despite the Trump administration signaling a willingness to de-escalate tensions in the state earlier this week, Minnesota’s governor is now skeptical.
“I know who I'm dealing with. I know that they're not going to keep their word,” Walz told NPR.
Walz, a Democrat, sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers on Friday following weeks of protests, and the deadly shootings of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 30 Jan 2026 - 1906 - Sen. Ron Johnson blames state and local leaders for Alex Pretti’s killing
The civilian killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal immigration agents have launched a larger debate in Washington about funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Senate Democrats want to carve off DHS money from the broader spending package to keep the government open, and they want new limits on immigration agents, like a prohibition on masks and a requirement that officers carry ID.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin says he blames the actions of state and local leaders for the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good. He insists local leaders should have done more to cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts in Minneapolis.
NPR’s Ailsa Chang spoke with Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson to discuss his thoughts on whether ICE, and other immigration enforcement agencies, need the reforms Democrats have asked for.
At the time this episode aired, lawmakers were at an impasse regarding the federal spending package. But Senate Democrats now say they’ve reached a deal to separate DHS funding from the other five appropriations bills. You can read more details on npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 30 Jan 2026 - 1905 - Will a new leader for ICE operations quiet tensions in Minnesota?
After the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Trump administration is making a leadership change in Minneapolis. Will anything change?
A new Trump administration official has taken over the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
Tom Homan, the White House’s so-called border czar, takes over after the departure of Border Patrol’s Gregory Bovino, who has been the public face of the operation, including encounters that left two American citizens dead.
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to The Atlantic investigative journalist Caitlin Dickerson about Homan's background and what it will mean for Minneapolis.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 28 Jan 2026 - 1904 - Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro on resisting Trump
Pennsylvania democratic Governor Josh Shapiro on resisting Trump policies, his faith and whether he plans to run for president.
Shapiro is one of the most prominent Jewish officeholders in the US. In a new memoir “Where we Keep the Light” Shapiro explores his faith, as well as his career in politics… one that's taken him from state representative, to Pennsylvania attorney general to a swing state governor.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 27 Jan 2026 - 1903 - Tensions escalate in in Minnesota after another killing
Tensions escalate in Minneapolis after a second U.S. citizen is killed by immigration officers.
It was a deadly weekend in Minneapolis.
On Saturday, federal immigration officers fatally shot a 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen — Alex Pretti.
Multiple videos captured the moments before, during and after the shooting.
Federal officials claim Pretti “brandished” a weapon and tried to assault officers as they conducted an immigration enforcement operation.
There is no evidence in the videos, which NPR has verified, that Pretti was ever brandishing his handgun.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 26 Jan 2026 - 1902 - How to de-escalate in Minneapolis
The third Minneapolis shooting in three weeks has renewed questions about immigration agents’ role, training, and use of force. Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, says the border patrol and ICE agents operating in Minneapolis aren’t using the kinds of de-escalating tactics that local police have been using for at least a decade.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 25 Jan 2026 - 1901 - Miles and worlds apart: two NPR reporters on covering the war in Gaza
Even before this latest war in Gaza, NPR’s Jerusalem-based Correspondent Daniel Estrin and Gaza reporter Anas Baba had spent years working together in challenging circumstances. Once war broke out, they had to adapt to a situation that made reporting together even more difficult.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 24 Jan 2026 - 1900 - What's really happening in Minnesota?
So much has happened since ICE ramped up efforts in Minneapolis. It can be hard to get a sense of the big picture. Two NPR reporters on the ground do just that.It’s been nearly two months since ICE descended on the streets of Minneapolis. In that time, Renee Macklin Good has been shot and killed, children have been detained, and the federal government’s campaign to arrest undocumented immigrants has only grown bigger, more aggressive, and more intense.
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Each step of the way, Minnesotans have protested what’s been happening in their state.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 23 Jan 2026 - 1899 - How HIV researchers overcame setbacks and kept a vaccine trial going
Scientists say research into a vaccine for HIV is further along than it’s ever been.
But Trump administration cuts to scientific research have set that effort back.
Including a promising trial for an HIV vaccine in Africa – which was shut down altogether.
NPR’s Ari Daniel has the story of how researchers there refused to give up.
Ari’s reporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. The Gates Foundation is a financial supporter of NPR.
This episode was produced by Mallory Yu and Kira Wakeam.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 22 Jan 2026 - 1898 - How Trump moves political norms – both slowly and suddenly
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has repeatedly said and done things that were previously assumed to be unacceptable to voters.
Whether on Greenland or Gaza, federal prosecutions or federal spending, immigration enforcement or sending the U.S. military to protests of immigration enforcement, the Trump administration appears undeterred on almost all of its agenda.
As Ashley Parker wrote in The Atlantic this week — the Trump administration has pushed the window of what’s possible in American politics so far that his opposition seems exhausted.
She discusses her essay, “Trump Exhaustion Syndrome.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 22 Jan 2026 - 1897 - Trump is escalating European tensions. What are the consequences?
President Trump’s insistence that the U.S. acquire Greenland could become a major international crisis.
He's now threatened tariffs on eight NATO allies who have expressed their opposition to the idea, and that is shaking up the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week.
And more tariffs would increase costs for American businesses at a time when American voters are talking about affordability at home.
Willem Marx reports from Davos, and NPR’s Scott Horsley and Mara Liasson recap the economic and political fallout.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 21 Jan 2026 - 1896 - Trump is rewriting the rules of the economy. … Is it ‘crony capitalism’?
President Trump has spent his first year back in office blurring the lines between business and government.
The administration has bought shares in private companies like Intel and Nvidia, as well as others involved in mining and energy. Trump has also publicly pressured CEOs and forced the restructuring of social media giants like TikTok.
NPR financial correspondent Maria Aspan says that’s generating a lot of questions, and worries, about the future of the U.S. economy.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 19 Jan 2026 - 1895 - Beth Israel Congregation rebuilds after arson, saying "there's healing that comes"
A week after an arson fire at Mississippi's oldest synagogue, Rachel Myers, a leader of the congregation's religious school, talks about how the congregation is doing and how it will rebuild. It’s not the first time the congregation has been attacked. In the late 1960s, the synagogue and the rabbi’s home were bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in retaliation for the congregation’s work on behalf of civil rights.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 18 Jan 2026 - 1894 - How the Trump Justice Department is targeting his perceived opponents
Under the Trump administration, federal prosecutors have been sent to investigate federal lawmakers, the chairman of the Federal Reserve and the widow of Renee Macklin Good.
The Department of Justice is once again at the center of the news.
At least five federal lawmakers say they have been contacted for questioning from federal prosecutors. So has the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
And in Minnesota, career federal prosecutors resigned after being asked to investigate not the shooting that killed Renee Macklin Good, but her widow’s potential ties to activist groups.
NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson break down the week in Justice Department news.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 16 Jan 2026 - 1893 - Do federal agents have 'absolute immunity?'
Vice President J.D. Vance says the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Macklin Good last week has "absolute immunity." Some legal experts have pushed back.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 15 Jan 2026 - 1892 - Reflections on an 'electrifying' round of protest in Iran
What began two weeks ago as a demonstration against an economic crisis has become a broader antigovernment movement, in cities and towns across Iran.
Iran’s authoritarian government has responded with violent repression. More than 2,500 people have been killed, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. NPR has not been able to independently verify that number.
Many who watch Iran now believe the current round of protests feels different.
We hear from the Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian, who was imprisoned by the Iranian government while serving as a foreign correspondent for the newspaper. His op-ed this week is titled: “I’ve waited for this electrifying moment in Iran for 10 years.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 14 Jan 2026 - 1891 - What happens if the Fed loses its independence?
The Trump Justice Department has subpoenaed the Federal Reserve for information related to its multibillion-dollar renovation of the Fed's headquarters in Washington.
The move comes on the heels of months of President Donald Trump trying to influence Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
And while he told NBC News he doesn’t know anything about the Department of Justice investigations, members of Congress, including some Republicans, say they’re concerned the independence of the Federal Reserve is now at risk.
The Federal Reserve decides monetary policy across the United States. Its decisions help shape the global economy. What happens if that independence is threatened? President Trump has been trying to influence Federal Reserve policy, since his first term.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 13 Jan 2026 - 1890 - What do we know about what's happening in Iran?
What do we know about what's happening in Iran?
The country has been rocked by days of large antigovernment protests. First, sparked by the crippling economy, now anger at the theocratic regime.
More than 500 people have been killed, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. NPR is unable to independently confirm that figure.
And now President Trump is considering whether to weigh in – and how.
Sanctions. Cyber attacks. Military strikes.
President Trump keeps suggesting the United States may get involved. If so, when and how?
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 12 Jan 2026 - 1889 - How powerful is Stephen Miller?
As the deputy chief of staff for policy and one of President Trump’s longest-serving aides, Stephen Miller has been the driving force behind many of Trump’s core policies. Ashley Parker, staff writer for The Atlantic, explains why Stephen Miller has President Trump’s ear.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 11 Jan 2026 - 1888 - Reporting on the invasion of Venezuela
NPR International Correspondent Eyder Peralta has covered conflicts and crises from East Africa to Latin America. Sometimes just getting in place to cover a story is the hardest part of reporting. His latest deployment has taken him to Colombia where he has been covering the fallout from the U.S.’s intervention in Venezuela.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 10 Jan 2026 - 1887 - Poll finds Americans concerned as Trump accelerates global intervention
President Trump raised eyebrows when he told the New York Times that there was only one thing that could stop him on the global stage: his own morality.
So what do Americans think about the moral standing of the United States? Well, a new NPR-Ipsos poll finds Americans still want the U.S. to be a moral leader in the world — but far fewer think it actually is.
Senior Political Editor and Correspondent Domenico Montanaro shares more from the poll, and Senior International Affairs Correspondent Jackie Northam helps make sense of what it means globally.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 09 Jan 2026 - 1886 - Is the Trump foreign policy back to the future?
"Make America great again."
That phrase has been in our political ecosystem for 10 years now.
But it's never been clear what time period in American history President Trump was referencing?
Is it the 1980s? Or maybe the 1950s?
What about further back, say the 1890s?
As we enter the second year of Trump’s second term, is a 19th century presidency emerging? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 08 Jan 2026 - 1885 - An immigration crackdown gone wrong. What do we know?
Today in Minneapolis, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer allegedly shot and killed a woman.
ICE says she was shot in her car after attempting to run over immigration agents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the woman’s actions a domestic act of terrorism. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the narrative that the shooting was done in self-defense “garbage.”
An immigration crackdown gone wrong. What do we know?
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 08 Jan 2026 - 1884 - What it's like inside a Darfur camp
For almost three years, a civil war has decimated Sudan’s Darfur region.
Bob Kitchen, who leads emergency humanitarian programs for the International Rescue Committee, just returned from the region. He described what he saw in a series of audio diaries that he shared with NPR.
A warning — the audio you are about to hear contains graphic descriptions of violence and rape against women and children.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 06 Jan 2026 - 1883 - The U.S. indicts Maduro. What's it mean for the rest of the world?
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, politician and attorney Cilia Flores, made their first court appearance in New York City Monday afternoon, when they both pleaded not guilty to all charges.
As Nicolás Maduro faces narco-terrorism charges in the US, Venezuelans try to figure out what it means for their future, and the rest of the world wonders what it could mean for theirs.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 06 Jan 2026 - 1882 - Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 2 of 2
In this NPR investigation, we take a close look at the brutal violence that took place on Jan. 6, 2021, the investigation that followed, and the campaign Trump has waged to whitewash it.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 04 Jan 2026 - 1881 - Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2
In this NPR investigation, we take a close look at the brutal violence that took place on Jan. 6, 2021, the investigation that followed, and the campaign Trump has waged to whitewash it.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 04 Jan 2026 - 1880 - U.S. will run Venezuela after military seized Maduro, President Trump says
In early morning hours of January 3rd, the US military launched an operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 03 Jan 2026 - 1879 - Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?
Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their young daughter, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the Evanchos also made a decision that's increasingly common for families in the U.S. and around the world: one is enough. The trend is leading to populations that are dramatically older, and beginning to shrink, in many of the world's biggest economies.
Experts say a rapidly aging and gradually shrinking population in the world's wealthiest countries could force sweeping changes in people's lives, causing many to work longer before retirement, making it harder for business owners to find employees and destabilizing eldercare and health insurance programs.
This story is part of NPR's Population Shift series.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 02 Jan 2026 - 1878 - Tips to set yourself up for success in 2026
The new year is a time to set goals. But daily life often gets in the way of meeting our ambitions. NPR’s Life Kit podcast host Marielle Segarra give us some practical, daily life tips that can set us up for success in 2026.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 01 Jan 2026 - 1877 - What Bad Bunny means to Puerto Ricans
This summer, the island of Puerto Rico was under the thrall of Bad Bunny. His 31-concert residency at a stadium in San Juan was a homecoming for the global superstar.
It's also a homecoming for many thousands of people who left home – but are flocking back for the shows.
NPR’s Adrian Florido reports on how the concerts resonated with Puerto Ricans on and off the island.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 31 Dec 2025 - 1876 - Our picks for the 2025 movies you should watch this holiday season
Hollywood had another quiet year at cinemas. Box office income hasn’t bounced back to pre-pandemic highs. But ticket sales aren’t always an indication of quality. As proof, critic Bob Mondello shares his top movies that are worth the watch.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 30 Dec 2025 - 1875 - Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
Eight years ago, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was retired from acting. He offered no further comment. Retirement notwithstanding, in October, Daniel Day-Lewis appeared in a new movie. He plays a man who long ago left the world he once knew – and then is contacted by a family member to come back.
It was written with and directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. Father and son spoke with host Mary Louise Kelly about their film, Anemone.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 29 Dec 2025 - 1874 - How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand
President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, about the president and the significance of his strong ties to sports.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 28 Dec 2025 - 1873 - 'It's a calling,' says Korva Coleman on reporting the facts every hour, every day
Day in and day out - it’s NPR’s Newscast team delivering the most immediate news to our audience more than anyone else. NPR's Tamara Keith talks to Korva Coleman about what it takes to get the story and get it right every hour of every day.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 27 Dec 2025 - 1872 - U.S. foreign aid changed in 2025 – and it was felt around the world
On the night of his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that froze almost all international assistance.
What followed was the termination of billions of dollars in aid programs — and the dismantling of the U-S Agency for International Development. Now, the future of U.S. foreign assistance looks very different.
NPR global health correspondents Fatma Tanis and Gabrielle Emanuel have been following this all year and break down the impact of this move both on the ground and for the U.S.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 26 Dec 2025 - 1871 - Remembering the World War I Christmas truce
In the months after World War I erupted, young men in Europe were killing each other by the tens of thousands. Yet on a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914, the guns briefly fell silent.
On the 100th anniversary of the truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day using the accounts of the people who were there. We bring you that story. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 25 Dec 2025 - 1870 - Singer Brenda Lee on her enduring Christmas classic
Singer Brenda Lee reflects on the enduring power of her Christmas classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 24 Dec 2025 - 1869 - Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean for the future?
2025 was a hard year for science. The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA.
NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists and officials who worry that those cuts could cause the United States to lose its competitive edge as a global hub for research and innovation, and steer future generations away from careers in science.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 23 Dec 2025 - 1868 - How the Trump administration stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants
The Trump administration has removed over 600,000 people without legal status from the U.S. through deportation this year, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The Trump administration has also been busy revoking legal status for immigrants who entered the country through legal pathways -- affecting at least 1.6 million people -- by canceling programs and protections like CBP One, Temporary Protected Status, humanitarian parole and student visas.
That legal limbo means they too now fear the constant threat of deportation.
NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran and Ximena Bustillo recap the largest effort to delegalize immigrants in U.S. history.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 22 Dec 2025 - 1867 - We use our smartphones for just about everything - why not voting?
Entrepreneur, political strategist and philanthropist Bradley Tusk argues his new online voting tech could revolutionize participation in American elections. He is hellbent on making online voting a reality - even at a time when much of the election establishment thinks that is a very bad idea. NPR's Miles Parks speaks with Tusk about how Tusk's organization, the Mobile Voting Project, is pushing a major technology makeover for American democracy.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 21 Dec 2025 - 1866 - The U.S. spent billions to rebuild Afghanistan. Was it successful?
A new report from U.S. government watchdog SIGAR gives us the fullest accounting yet of U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan.
In short, they call it "a two-decade long effort fraught with waste.”
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 20 Dec 2025 - 1865 - The cream of the slop: this year's AI highlights
2025 has proved that artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping online reality and that the “slop” is here to stay.
NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel and Shannon Bond have spent much of the year rolling around in that slop and join host Scott Detrow to break down some of the highlights and how to sort the real from the fake.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 19 Dec 2025 - 1864 - Rob Reiner loved America. He thought it could be better
Rob Reiner spent his life trying to fix what he saw as America’s shortcomings. In an interview shortly before his death he explained why he was optimistic America could be better.
The actor and director was found dead on Sunday along with his wife Michelle Singer Reiner.
Their son has been charged with their murders.
And those tributes – they’ve centered on Reiner's acting, the movies he’s directed, but also on his political activism.
It’s something he talked to the journalist Todd Purdum about shortly before he died.
Purdum wrote about that interview in the New York Times this week, and joins Scott Detrow to discuss what he learned about Reiner's work and view of America's future. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 18 Dec 2025 - 1863 - What's Trump's Venezuela endgame?
The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on Venezuela and its leader. What is the ultimate goal?
President Trump says he’s imposing a ban on all ‘sanctioned’ oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.Venezuela’s government is calling this an ‘outrageous threat’ intended to rob the country of its oil wealth. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 17 Dec 2025 - 1862 - The U.S. is interested in Venezuelan oil, but that's not all
Tensions between Venezuela and the U.S. have been growing over the past few months. And last Wednesday, the pressure point was oil.
The U.S. government seized a tanker it says was filled with illegal oil headed to the black market, in violation of sanctions.
The seizure was an unprecedented move. And it represents an escalation in the standoff between the two countries. In recent months, the U.S. has struck nearly two dozen suspected drug boats in nearby waters, issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela, and increased its naval presence in the Caribbean.
The U.S. has long had economic and political interests in Venezuela. And the oil industry there has been a key part of that relationship. Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin American Energy Program at the Baker Institute at Rice University, explains how the two nations got to this point.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 16 Dec 2025 - 1861 - What we know about the rise in antisemitic attacks in Australia and around the world
On Sunday, during a celebration for the first day of Hanukkah, a father and son opened fire on Bondi Beach near Sydney. Killing or wounding dozens of people.
Officials are calling it a terrorist incident. Even though the Jewish community in Australia is small, with just over 115,000 people in a country of more than 25 million, antisemitism is a persistent and rising threat. The spike in Australia comes amidst a rise in antisemitic attacks globally.
What do we know about this trend and what does it mean for the Jewish community around the world?
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 15 Dec 2025 - 1860 - 'She's going to return to Venezuela,' says daughter of Maria Corina Machado
Venezuelan leader and activist Maria Corina Machado’s perilous journey to Oslo made headlines this week, but that was just the start of a new phase of international campaign to bring pressure on the Nicolas Maduro regime in her home country. NPR’s Miles Parks speaks with Ana Corina Sosa, Machado’s daughter, who accepted the Nobel Peace prize on her mother’s behalf, and talked about the future of Venezuela.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 14 Dec 2025 - 1859 - Why some U.S. citizens are being kicked off voting rolls
Trump’s SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it’s flagging U.S. citizens too. Host Miles Parks speaks with NPR reporter Jude Joffe-Block about tracking down citizens who are now having to prove they have a right to vote.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 13 Dec 2025 - 1858 - Afghan CIA fighters face stark reality in the U.S.
They survived some of the Afghanistan war's most grueling and treacherous missions.
But once they evacuated to the U.S., many Afghan fighters who served in "Zero Units" found themselves spiraling.
Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man charged with killing one National Guard member and seriously injuring a second after opening fire on them in Washington, D.C., on Thanksgiving Eve.
NPR's Brian Mann spoke to people involved in Zero Units and learned some have struggled with mental health since coming to the U.S. At least four soldiers have died by suicide.
A previous version of this episode incorrectly says that more than 100,000 Afghan civilians died in a 2021 attack at a checkpoint outside the Kabul airport. More than 100 Afghan civilians died.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 12 Dec 2025 - 1857 - How a once fringe idea became a Trump administration mantra
The Trump administration is leaning into the once fringe idea of "reverse migration."
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 11 Dec 2025 - 1856 - Chicago's Archbishop weighs in on immigration enforcement
The Catholic Church is wading into a deeply partisan issue. The Archbishop of Chicago weighs in.
This fall, the Trump administration launched Operation Midway Blitz – an aggressive immigration crackdown campaign in Chicago.It was met with outcry from many communities around the city including the Catholic Church, and that sentiment goes all the way to the very top of the Church with Pope Leo calling on the government to treat undocumented people humanely.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 10 Dec 2025 - 1855 - View from Venezuela
Venezuela dominates the headlines, but very little attention is paid to what life is like inside the country.
In September, the Trump administration began a series of strikes targeting what U.S. officials call "narcoterrorists" in small vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Those strikes are ongoing and have killed more than 80 people. Then, in October, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
She's been in hiding since last year, when Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in an election widely seen as fraudulent.
Machado is expected to receive her award on Wednesday, in Oslo. And if she does, she might not be let back into her country.
Machado, who supports the Trump administration’s campaign in the region, says the end of the Maduro regime is imminent.
While the world is focused on Oslo and María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize. We wanted to get the view from inside her country. We speak with a journalist in Venezuela about what daily life is like.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 09 Dec 2025 - 1854 - The fight for the future of Warner Bros. just got messier
There's a growing fight in Hollywood over some of the biggest characters on screen, like Tony Soprano, Daenerys Targaryen and Harry Potter. All feature in shows and films owned by Warner Brothers Discovery, and now two companies are fighting to get a piece of the action.
First, on Friday, Netflix struck an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Brothers Studios and HBO. Then, just days later, Paramount upped the ante with a higher bid of $108 billion for Warner Brothers Discovery – which includes not just the movie studios and HBO, but also WBD’s cable channels, like CNN.
As corporate giants vie to take over Warner Brothers, we ask: What are the stakes for Hollywood and the news business?
Editor’s note: Warner Bros. Discovery is a financial supporter of NPR.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 08 Dec 2025 - 1853 - Focusing on care not just coverage; economist argues for bigger solutions
New research from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group argues that the subsidies-or-no-subsidies approach to the Affordable Care Act debate is too narrow. Co-author of the paper 'Coverage isn't Care: An Abundance Agenda for Medicaid' Professor Craig Garthwaite tells NPR’s Miles Parks that solutions to make healthcare both more efficient and more affordable at scale are right in front of us.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 07 Dec 2025 - 1852 - To AI or not to AI? Do college students appreciate the question?
Students are using AI tools more than ever.
An Angelo State University professor designed a way to figure out if his students were using artificial intelligence on a recent paper.
We speak with Will Teague, who says students are sacrificing their own agency to artificial intelligence. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 05 Dec 2025 - 1851 - After 50 years, is the future of special education in jeopardy?
Fifty years ago, special education in America was born.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the landmark law known today as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA.
It guaranteed all children with disabilities the right to a "free appropriate public education."
Now, amid the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, there's growing concern that protections for students with disabilities are in jeopardy.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 04 Dec 2025 - 1850 - Trump attacks Somali immigrants ahead of expected Minnesota immigration enforcement
Roughly 80,000 people of Somali descent now live in Minnesota. The vast majority of them are American citizens.
This week, President Trump attacked Somali immigrants in racist and xenophobic terms.
“I don't want 'em in our country,” he said at the end of a cabinet meeting. “Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks."
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul defended their Somali community – and responded to reports that the Trump administration is targeting that community with extra immigration enforcement.
Minnesota Public Radio’s Matt Sepic has the latest from St. Paul.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 03 Dec 2025 - 1849 - The White House keeps firing immigration judges. He is one of them
President Trump is purging the immigration court system. About 140 immigration judges have been fired by the administration or resigned. Meanwhile, the case backlog is growing.
What does it mean for immigrants caught in the middle? We speak with one of the judges recently let go.
The firings are part of an ongoing effort by the White House to overhaul the U.S. immigration system. Now, those judges are being replaced by “deportation judges.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 02 Dec 2025 - 1848 - Did the U.S. commit a war crime in the Caribbean?
More than 80 people have now been killed by U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.
There are growing questions about an order to kill two of those people — whether it amounts to a war crime.
Here’s what we know: On Sept. 2, the U.S. carried out two strikes on a boat in the Caribbean. The second, subsequent strike killed two remaining survivors.
Details of that second strike were first reported by The Washington Post last week.
Today, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “authorized” Admiral Frank Bradley to conduct both strikes, and that Admiral Bradley issued the order and, quote — “worked well within his authority and the law.”
But on Capitol Hill, both the Senate and House Armed Services Committees are asking for a full accounting.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 01 Dec 2025 - 1847 - Is MAHA influencing health policy?
At the recent Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, summit - which was attended by the U.S. Secretary of Health and the Vice President - the agenda showed a shift toward alternative medicine, wellness and nutrition and away from conventional medication. Most of the speakers were not academic researchers or doctors. To discuss what happens when government guidance moves away from scientific consensus, Miles Parks speaks with Dr. Sandro Galea, a Distinguished Professor in Public Health, and Dean of the Washington University School of Public Health in St Louis, Missouri.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 30 Nov 2025 - 1846 - What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle?
When the Missouri legislature began to redraw maps mid-decade, it reminded a reporter of a very specific movie scene.
The film was Air Bud, and although the plot focuses on a loophole that allows a dog to play basketball, some in Missouri say there are similarities to the battle over gerrymandering, and the result could have a lasting impact on the state’s government. Miles Parks speaks with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 29 Nov 2025 - 1845 - How parking explains everything
No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U.S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car. Put another way, America devotes more square footage to storing cars than housing people.
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In this episode, originally published in 2023, journalist Henry Grabar walks through how we got here, and what Americans have sacrificed on the altar of parking. From affordable housing to walkable neighborhoods to untold hours spent circling the block, hunting for a free spot.
His book is Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 28 Nov 2025 - 1844 - What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving
From building homes to ushering theater-goers to re-enacting medieval history for middle-schoolers – yes, you read that right – acts of volunteerism have remained vital for communities across the country. And not just for people in need.
This year, many volunteers have also reported seeing an increased need for food assistance across the country, as a temporary pause on the federal program known as SNAP left millions of Americans unable to buy food during the recent government shutdown. Ransom Miller, who co-founded a project that distributes food ahead of Thanksgiving for the past three decades, says he received more calls than ever this year.
In this episode, Miller and others featured this past year as part of NPR’s Here to Help series explain why they’re motivated to give back to their communities.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 27 Nov 2025 - 1843 - AI is transforming crime, too
By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.
That’s according to data compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center.
One reason is the proliferation of artificial intelligence, which has made the work of criminal hackers easier, cheaper and scalable.
What does that mean for the rest of us?
Cooper Katz McKim dove deep into the world of AI-supercharged crime for NPR’s daily economics podcast The Indicator, and introduces us to what he’s found.
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What’s supercharging data breaches?
When cartels start to diversify
How AI might mess with financial markets
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 26 Nov 2025 - 1842 - Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”
Facing the threat of a potential military court martial and possible questions from the FBI, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona spoke to NPR's Scott Detrow. This comes after Kelly, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, appeared with five other Democratic lawmakers in a video letting active duty troops know they do not have to follow illegal orders.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 25 Nov 2025 - 1841 - Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician
The CDC recently rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest shots might cause autism, renewing false claims about vaccines and causing anxiety among parents. Physicians often deal with misinformation, but the difference is that it's now coming from the federal government. How do families know what guidance to trust?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. James Campbell, a practicing pediatrician and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, on how families should navigate the changing guidance.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 24 Nov 2025 - 1840 - Can progressive mayors save the Democratic Party?
New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani built a coalition of voters who were engaged by his charisma and his campaign’s focus on key issues such as affordable transportation, housing and childcare. Mamdani has pointed to Boston mayor Michelle Wu, who was just re-elected in a landslide herself, as inspiration and for being “the most effective Democrat in America.” What can be learned from how progressive mayors like Wu and Mamdani are energizing voters?
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 23 Nov 2025 - 1839 - Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department
When President Trump nominated Linda McMahon as education secretary, he told her to put herself out of a job. She moved one step closer to that this week when the Trump administration shifted the responsibility of several departments to other federal agencies.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with former Obama education secretary John King about what this could mean for public education in America and some of the most vulnerable students.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 21 Nov 2025 - 1838 - Expensive and exhausting: Why caregivers need to care for themselves, too
Caregiving services for seniors can easily cost more each year than what the average American makes. And health insurers, both government and private, may not provide the coverage people need.
That leads many people to step in and do the work for free. But caregivers need to take care of themselves, too.
That's something Dawnita Brown knows all too well, as a caregiver to both her parents, and founder of The Binti Circle. It's a group she founded for Black daughters like her who are doing caregiving work.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 20 Nov 2025 - 1837 - How Chicago's ICE resistance was bornActivists in Chicago have been tracking federal immigration enforcement agents' movements, following their cars and alerting neighbors with whistles. This resistance sprang into action in response to Trump's Operation Midway Blitz, but it's nearly a decade in the making.
NPR's Odette Yousef has the story of a strategy that activists hope can be a blueprint.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 19 Nov 2025 - 1836 - When it comes to the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, it's complicated
President Trump is deepening the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, despite the government coming under fire for human right abuses, despite the concerns the prince himself ordered the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Why is Saudi Arabia such an important ally for the United States?
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 18 Nov 2025 - 1835 - Republicans targeted abortion providers. Some Mainers lost primary care
Maine Family Planning clinics treat STDs, bronchitis and tick bites. Because they also provide abortions, they've been hit by a new federal law that cuts them out of Medicaid. Now, they're cutting back on services to try to survive.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 17 Nov 2025 - 1834 - Tornado recovery in St. Louis is a mess. The city blames Trump's FEMA changes
It's been six months since a tornado hit St. Louis and damaged more than five thousand buildings and homes.
Residents and local officials say the Trump administration's new policy on federal disaster assistance has meant they have been left to do the work traditionally done by FEMA.
Editor's note: After this story aired, the Federal Emergency Management Agency responded to NPR's request for comment. In a statement, FEMA said that it has not implemented any new policies or "experiments" related to its programs that provide aid to individuals and local governments. It also said that “the administration cares deeply about the people of Missouri” and is fully committed to supporting Missouri and St. Louis leadership as they navigate recovery from the tornado. "Federal, state and local partners are fully aligned" to assist survivors, the statement said.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 16 Nov 2025 - 1833 - What it takes to make a Tiny Desk Concert
NPR's concert series Tiny Desk, first launched on a whim in 2008, attracts millions of viewers. We hear from two members of the NPR music team on what they love about producing and sharing Tiny Desk performances with the world.
Host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Robin Hilton, host and Senior Producer of Tiny Desk and All Songs Considered and Kara Frame a video producer and director of Tiny Desk concerts.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 15 Nov 2025 - 1832 - A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts
At a recent gathering of Swiss business executives in the White House, the CEO of Rolex presented President Trump with a gold-plated desk clock.
The CEO of a precious-metals company presented the president with an engraved gold bar.
They were not the official representatives of Switzerland’s economic agenda – but the following week, their government announced a trade deal that drastically lowered the U.S. tariff on imported Swiss goods from 39 percent to 15 percent – now on par with the European Union.
So were the gifts appropriate for the U.S. president to accept?
We hear from University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter – formerly the chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 14 Nov 2025 - 1831 - 'Is this really happening?' National Guard Members on Trump Deployments
A group of National Guard members in Ohio are using an encrypted group chat to work out how they're feeling as President Trump deploys Guard troops to several U.S. cities.
It’s become a place for existential questions about their service, careers…and country.
NPR’s Kat Lonsdorf flew to Ohio to meet some of them.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 13 Nov 2025 - 1830 - Democrats have released more Epstein emails. What next?
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein that suggest Donald Trump may have known about Epstein’s sex-abuse operations.
In one, Epstein writes that Trump “knew about the girls.”
The White House has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing by Trump or meaningful connection to Epstein’s alleged crimes, and downplayed the new revelations as part of a “fake narrative.”
But House Democrats are pressing for a vote on legislation to release more Epstein documents.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democratic member of the Oversight Committee, speaks on the latest developments.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 12 Nov 2025 - 1829 - Why Fetterman still thinks his party is wrong on Israel, shutdown & the working class
When John Fetterman won Pennsylvania's senate seat in 2022, Democrats across the country treated him as a hero and an example of a path forward for the party in the populist Trump era.
Three years later, he often finds himself at odds with his party – most recently, on the government shutdown, Israel, and working class voters.
He delves deeper into his political views and experiences in a new memoir out this week, titled Unfettered. In the book, he’s also deeply honest about his struggles with mental health.
“Honestly, I know millions of Americans suffer,” Fetterman told NPR. “And to really understand what [...] true deep depression is like [...] that's part of the conversation in the book.”
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You can also watch the full conversation between NPR’s Scott Detrow and Fetterman here.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 11 Nov 2025 - 1828 - FDA reverses decades of guidance on hormone therapy for menopause
The FDA is removing the black box warning on estrogen therapy after two decades. Should it?
Women who want to use estrogen to treat menopause symptoms often face a difficult choice.
That’s because those hormone treatments contain a “black-box warning.”
The Food and Drug Administration uses black box warnings to indicate a medication has potentially life threatening side effects.
In the case of estrogen for menopause symptoms, an increased risk of endometrial cancer, cardiovascular disorders, dementia and breast cancer.
Well those warnings are going away.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 10 Nov 2025 - 1827 - 'Affordability,' and the repercussions of the increasing global wealth gap
‘Affordability’ was the word that resonated across America during elections last week, reflecting voters’ demand for elected officials to address the rising cost of living. But the wealth gap in America and globally is increasing. Nobel-prize winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz talks about the repercussions for democracies worldwide.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 09 Nov 2025 - 1826 - What this week’s elections could mean for the midterms
Tuesday’s election was the first time voters registered how they’re feeling since President Trump entered the White House.
And after Democratic candidates won marquee races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, the answer was clear: they are not happy with the party in power.
So what are the two major political parties taking away from this week?
NPR correspondents Domenico Montanaro and Tamara Keith break it down.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 07 Nov 2025 - 1825 - Nancy Pelosi announces end to nearly four decades in Congress
Nancy Pelosi is arguably the most powerful woman in American history. After her election to Congress in 1987, she accumulated more and more power, eventually rising to become Speaker of the House in 2007, the first and only woman to hold that office.
Now in her 20th term, Pelosi announced Thursday morning that she will not seek reelection.
Susan Page is Washington Bureau chief for USA Today and author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power. She joined Consider This host Juana Summers to talk about Pelosi's achievements -- and her legacy.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 06 Nov 2025 - 1824 - Tariffs aren't a presidential power, says California Attorney General
Next year, the Supreme Court will decide whether the President can use a five decade old emergency powers act to shape the U.S. economy.
Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or AYEEPA, last spring when he imposed sweeping tariffs of at least 10 percent across all countries.
Wednesday, the nine justices heard oral arguments in the case. And however they decide it — the ruling could affect economic policy and presidential power for years to come.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a democrat, was at the Court and joined Consider This host Juana Summers to talk about the suit and the steps his state is taking to rein in the Trump administration.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 05 Nov 2025 - 1823 - Tariffs are going to the Supreme Court. What's at stake?
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a major case about the administration’s use of tariffs.
President Trump has long touted the power of tariffs as a tool for trade negotiations and even for ending conflict.
But now the justices will hear about how that tool may be misused.
NPR's Scott Horsley and Danielle Kurtzleben discuss President Trump's tariff policy and its economic impact.
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 04 Nov 2025 - 1822 - Trump is slashing the number of refugees. What does that mean?
Every year the President of the United States determines how many refugees can enter this country. The law says he must consult Congress on this number.
But last week President Trump announced just 7,500 refugees would be admitted in the coming fiscal year – a 94% cut from the 125,000 cap set by President Joe Biden.
Sharif Aly leads the International Refugee Assistance Project - an organization that helps refugees and other immigrants navigate the legal process of resettlement. The International Refugee Assistance Project is also challenging Trump’s suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
Aly joined Consider This host Juana Summers to discuss how this historic drop means for the US refugee resettlement system.
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 03 Nov 2025 - 1821 - Trump calls alleged smugglers 'unlawful combatants'. That term has a history.
The legal definition of the term 'unlawful combatants' was used to justify detaining people at Guantanamo indefinitely, without ever charging them with a crime. Now, the president is using it to describe the alleged drug smugglers that the military is targeting with boat strikes.
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 02 Nov 2025 - 1820 - Why this episode wouldn't work in print
From recording a snoring elephant to figuring out how to be a mime during an interview, three former print journalists talk about how telling an audio story is special.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 01 Nov 2025 - 1819 - Could next week's elections predict the political future?
Voters head to the polls next week in California, Virginia and New Jersey among other states.
Senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro explain what they are watching in these elections — and what voters’ choices might say about the political moment.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 31 Oct 2025 - 1818 - Here's what could happen if Obamacare subsidies aren't extended
It’s a critical week regarding the Affordable Care Act, which is at the center of the government shutdown impasse. “Window shopping" began for some people buying health insurance through the ACA – also known as Obamacare – giving enrollees estimates on how much their premiums could cost next year.
Without the ACA tax credits that Democrats want to extend into 2026, many people could see big increases in their health care costs – 114%, on average, according to estimates by KFF, a nonprofit health policy think tank.
While there’s still time for lawmakers to strike a deal on extending the subsidies, “the longer this goes on, the more damage there could be,” says Cynthia Cox, who conducts research on Obamacare for KFF.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 30 Oct 2025 - 1817 - Unpacking The U.S. Economy’s ‘Cockroach’ Problem
When companies need a loan, traditionally they turn to a bank.
But increasingly they’re turning to financial firms that are not really banks, but do have a lot of cash. This is called the “private credit” market. It has exploded in the past 15 years. It’s now valued at around $2 trillion.
Natasha Sarin, president of the Yale Budget Lab and former Biden administration official, argues that these private credit firms are making risky loans. So risky, that they’ve got her thinking about the 2008 financial crisis.
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