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146 episodes transcribedPresident Trump is trying to dramatically reshape the federal government, including remaking the federal workforce itself. While his directives are sw...
For years, Republicans in Congress have been trying to cut Pentagon initiatives to fight extremism in the military. Now, the Trump administration may...
A war of words and threats of tariffs brought Colombia and the U.S. to the brink of a trade war, after the Latin American ally initially said it would...
President Trump has signed an executive order about designating cartels as terrorist organizations. The U.S. already has tools to go after cartels, bu...
Federal agencies had a Wednesday deadline to place employees of DEIA offices on paid leave — and to take down any of mention of DEIA programs and init...
President Trump says he's looking at Feb.1 as the day when he'll slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico — two countries his first administration negotiated...
President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capito...
President-elect Trump will get sworn in today for his second term in the White House. We preview what we know about the day.Support NPR and hear every...
As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an "unpre...
The Department of Justice's long-awaited election interference report against Donald Trump, released early Tuesday, said the evidence against the pres...
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking o...
This episode: Scott Detrow talks about the legal and political implications of Donald Trump's sentence in the New York hush money case with NPR senior...
President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will not face fines,...
Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There's talk of a "Manhattan Project" for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and...
Trump has promised to pardon many who were involved in the violence of Jan 6. Experts on authoritarianism and extremism say that promise adds to the d...
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs, "How Trump Can End the W...
NPR's A Martínez has a conversation about the present and future of green energy in the U.S. with outgoing Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Supp...
With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House next month, some are worried their protected status could soon end. Trump has vowed a m...
The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit familie...
Presidents throughout history have claimed elections gave them mandates that justify their policy plans, but that's not quite the case. NPR's Domenico...
