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184 episodes transcribedIn his address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump talked about his work to secure the border, slash the size of the government, and his n...
Majorities say the state of the union is not strong, that the country is headed in the wrong direction and President Trump is rushing to make changes...
A pause on the release of $2 billion in foreign aid could affect the government's longest-running permanent program for international food assistance...
Can the president spend less money than congress directed be spent? It comes down to a legal question around what's known as impoundment. Support NPR...
White House's efforts to target the so-called "woke" military is impacting long-standing relationships and practices at the Defense Department, includ...
The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry.President Trump says he wants to close the departm...
Federal employees were told they have until the end of Monday to detail what they accomplished last week or face firing. Some bosses said to hold on b...
Elon Musk is working to slash federal spending while also promoting his business ventures. Experts in government ethics are worried he's acting in his...
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to give the president greater power over independent regulatory agencies — government entities Co...
European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris Monday after the Trump administration has cut Europe out of negotiations on ending the war...
The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own hi...
Many of President Trump's foreign policy moves, including suspending foreign aid and saying the U.S. should take over Gaza, have shaken the globe. Sup...
House and Senate Republicans are charting competing courses to implement President Trump's top agenda items, including boosting funds for security alo...
Back in April 2023, a conservative political operative named Paul Dans laid out what was basically a political battle plan. It was called Project 2025...
The DOJ's lawsuit against Chicago's sanctuary laws is the most visible effort to force local police to help with immigration enforcement. But the more...
This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow.And that's likely by design.Through this ana...
After the murder of Laken Riley last year by a Venezuelan migrant, Georgia enacted a law meant to crack down on illegal immigration. But a lack of fun...
President Trump suggested at a Tuesday press conference that Gaza's nearly 2 million residents should leave the Palestinian enclave and proposed the U...
President 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...
