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Consider This from NPR
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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 ab...
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 w...
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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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 laun...
View from Venezuela
Venezuela dominates the headlines, but very little attention is paid to what life is like inside the country.
In September,...
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 featur...
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...
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...
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...
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 Trum...
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, th...
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...
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 sho...
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 wa...
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....
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 h...
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 comp...
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 Scot...
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 pare...
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...
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 w...
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,...
How Chicago's ICE resistance was born
Activists in Chicago have been tracking federal immigration enforcement agents' movements, following their cars and alerting neighbors with whistles....
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 con...
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 c...
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 official...
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...
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.
...
'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...
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 s...
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 th...
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 es...
'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...
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...
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, eve...
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 i...
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...
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 numbe...
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 wit...
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...