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237 episodes transcribedMany oil and gas company executives, particularly the larger ones, initially celebrated Trump's return to the White House. But lately, that optimism f...
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey. N...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself in controversy. He shared details with his wife and brother minutes after being updated on th...
The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in Texas under the Alien Enemies Act in an uncharacteristic mi...
The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding crit...
A federal judge has ruled that there is "probable cause" to find the Trump administration in contempt for violating his order last month to immediatel...
What does Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case tell us about the relationship between the Trump administration and the courts? NPR's A Martinez asks Kate Shaw,...
Soybean farmers are urging the White House to abandon its tariffs on China to protect their industry. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Caleb Ragland, pre...
The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to study the physical and mental health effects of undergoing gender transition...
Facing pressure from world markets, President Trump stepped back from his plans to slap steep tariffs on a broad range of countries — except for China...
President Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. NPR's Tamara Keith has mor...
President Trump's trade war is rattling businesses and financial markets around the world, and many investors are eager to see an off-ramp. NPR's Scot...
Many Americans are worried that their First Amendment right to free speech is fading. NPR's Morning Edition has talked to legal experts, activists, im...
The federal government has added hundreds of thousands of immigration arrest warrants to a national database used by local police, meaning cops are mo...
The Trump administration pledged this week to withhold millions from various colleges and universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Colu...
President Trump recently declined to rule out running for a third term, setting up questions about the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which implem...
Wisconsin's Supreme Court race on Tuesday could rake in $100 million in donations, with the most coming from out-of-state billionaires, including Elon...
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and resear...
After the publication of a Signal chat with plans for striking Houthi rebels in Yemen, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee grilled officials...
Federal workers have been ordered back into offices only to face shortages of desks, computer monitors, parking and even toilet paper. Others are stil...
