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707 episodes transcribedPresident Trump says he "doesn't know" if it's his job to defend the US Constitution when it comes to providing immigrants due process. Israel approv...
In Syria during the 14-year civil war, many children were detained with their mothers. Then, security forces separated them. Thousands of these childr...
President Trump proposes major cuts to several federal agencies in next year's budget, but he wants defense and border security spending to increase....
A new executive order aims to cut federal subsidies to PBS and NPR. President Trump is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as his ambassad...
Steve Inskeep speaks with War Room Podcast Host and Trump ally Steve Bannon about the changes the U.S. President has introduced in his first months in...
The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year and economists say the months ahead could also be challenging. Ukraine signed a deal with...
President Trump celebrated 100 days of his second term at a rally in Michigan and called his policy changes the "most profound" in generations. Steve...
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The Trump administration continues to crack down on US immigrants without legal status. The Canadian election has been dominated by President Trump's...
NPR's cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin recently broke a story about a whistleblower inside the federal government who says DOGE representa...
We report live from St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, where Pope Francis's funeral is taking place. Plus, the U.N.'s food agency says it is running...
Ukraine says a ceasefire must be in place first before it will accept a peace deal with Russia, President Trump claims it's not possible for all of th...
President Trump is now saying tariffs on China will come down substantially, striking a very different tone from the tough talk of a few weeks ago. Th...
Economists warned about an economic slowdown on the horizon for most countries around the world in the wake of century-high US tariffs. European, Ukra...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. Also — tributes have poured in from around the world remembering Pope F...
Pope Francis has died at age 88. He was one of the most popular popes in decades and lent his voice to almost every modern issue facing the world, of...
Before Roe v. Wade, when a young, unmarried girl got pregnant, she was often sent away – to a place called a maternity home. There, she would give bir...
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans. Also, President Trump this week raised the p...
A US Senator from Maryland met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man illegally deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador. Two people were ki...
A judge found probable cause to find the government in criminal contempt, ruling that the Trump administration willfully disregarded an order to turn...
