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What we know about an Iran deal
After months of war and deadlocked negotiations, President Donald Trump announced Sunday on social media that he’d struck a deal with Iran.
Slavery exhibit targeted by Trump faces uncertain future
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s order to remove some exhibits at national parks. In Philadelphia, just ahead of the start of...
The joys of reporting on 3 teenagers chasing glory in the World Series of Birding
Reporting assignments can often lead to unexpected joys and lessons. That was the case when NPR's Natalie Escobar and Ava Berger were sent on the road...
SpaceX goes public and is now worth trillions. What happens now?
SpaceX is now publicly traded, and it’s leaning heavily into space and AI. What does that mean for us humans here on earth?
Today, Elon M...
The push to reform a key surveillance law before it expires
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is key to U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
It authorizes U.S. intelligence...
Changes are coming to student loans. How might it affect you?
Some 43 million Americans hold federal student loans.
If you're one of them - or planning to be - some major changes are coming beginnin...
What Netanyahu and Israel want out of the war with Iran
The war with Iran is not popular in the U.S., and President Trump has been trying to negotiate a deal to resolve it.
In comparison...
California counts votes and Trump makes baseless voter fraud claims
With his claims about California voter fraud, President Trump is returning to a familiar playbook. Is this a preview of what the midterms could look l...
What the 'Donroe Doctrine' means for Latin America
The Trump administration is supercharging its aggression toward Latin America. What does the 'Donroe Doctrine' mean for the Western Hemisphere, and co...
What to make of the Trump administration backing down
This week, the Trump administration did a seemingly uncommon thing – it reversed course under pressure.
Acting Attorney General To...
Why Jill Biden was 'overwhelmed' when her husband left 2024 race
This month will mark two years since the beginning of the end for Joe Biden’s presidency – when the calls for him to end his campaign for a second ter...
Scott Pelley is fired. What's it say about 60 Minutes' future?
For six decades 60 Minutes has been one of the most trusted news programs in America… is CBS leadership making changes that could destroy the program’...
How DOGE cuts devastated an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique
DOGE cuts, global confusion and the devastating effect on an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique.
Mozambique has the second-larges...
A New Jersey immigration detention center on edge. What comes next?
A New Jersey immigration facility is the latest hot spot for protests against Trump's immigration policy. What's happening inside, and could the situa...
Misinformation, porous borders and aid cuts challenge Ebola's frontline workers
As aid groups warn that the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is worsening, Nicholas Enrich, the former acting assistant administrator for global healt...
Here's how many Americans are cutting their food costs
For his series What's Eating America, NPR reporter Joe Hernandez has been examining how people across the country are adapting to high food prices. In...
How is U.S. immigration policy hurting a key Louisiana industry?
Louisiana leads the country in crawfish production, bringing more than $300 million to the state each year. What happens when there aren't enough emp...
How the Trump administration uses the Bible to justify its actions
American presidents have long used scripture as a rhetorical
resource to frame important moments in the nation’s history. But the Trump administ...
How a health clinic in South Africa is navigating Trump's cuts to HIV funding
Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. Which means there are fewer community and health work...
Amid fresh strikes, what does diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran entail?
U.S. forces struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern
Iran on Monday, in what U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkin...
Warning flags about the Trump administration and alleged corruption
In recent days, the news has been filled with some eyebrow-raising choices by the Trump administration.
Like the disclosure of thousands...
Has the U.S. lost the war in Iran?
Throughout the war, the U.S.’ main objectives have fluctuated from regime change, to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, to reopening the str...
Meet Byron Allen: The new host jumping into Stephen Colbert’s time slot
Media mogul Byron Allen owns the Weather Channel, a bunch of local TV and cable channels and also recently acquired a majority stake in Buzzfeed.
Will Jan. 6 defendants go from prison to payday?
With Trump's DOJ anti-weaponization fund, Jan. 6 defendants may go from prison to payday. Can the police officers who defended the Capitol stop them?<...
Could artificial intelligence improve special education?
Special education teachers are using artificial intelligence to manage crushing paperwork. Could it help instructors spend more time with their studen...
Former ‘Ebola czar’ on the current outbreak in Africa
More than a decade ago, Ron Klain helped orchestrate the U.S. response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, as the White House Ebola response coordin...
Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead?
Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead? We ask him.
Schlossberg seems to be trying to follow the path his grandfather John...
A prayer festival calls for more religion in politics, not less
A prayer festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC was partially organized and funded by the federal government. Its evangelical Christian messa...
How to separate the signal from the noise when covering the midterms
NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro has spent years covering elections and parsing through voter data. With the midterm e...
Trump isn’t talking about deportations, but they’re still happening
The Trump administration hasn't been talking much about its mass deportation policy, but that doesn't mean efforts have stopped.
B...
Is the US running out of weapons in the Iran War?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is butting heads with Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona again — this time, over Kelly’s recent statements that t...
Is there anything new to learn from the ‘alien files’?
Flying discs, metallic orbs, and a mysterious cylinder tumbling past the Apollo spacecraft. Those are just a few of the unidentified anomalous phenome...
Trump promised Americans impartial justice. Is he delivering?
President Trump promised Americans, fair, equal and impartial justice…is that what he’s delivering?
President Trump campaigned on a promi...
Maria Corina Machado has a plan for democracy in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, for her work to promote democracy in her country.
...
Understanding China’s ambition to expand its nuclear program
China’s nuclear weapons capabilities are small compared to that of Russia and the U.S. However, China has been expanding its nuclear arsenal under the...
Skier Lindsey Vonn won't back down
Skiing star Lindsey Vonn was on the cusp of capping off one of the most remarkable career comebacks the Olympics has ever seen. Then it all changed.
What's driving an increase in antisemitism in the United Kingdom?
The number of antisemitic incidents is on the rise in the UK. What is driving it, and – how is the British government trying to combat it?
The man who changed TV news
When the U.S. and Israel bomb Iran and start a war, we know about it moments after it’s started — sometimes even moments before. When Russian tanks cr...
How much is the war hitting American's bottom line?
There already was an affordability crisis in the U.S. How the war with Iran is making life more expensive.
President Trump says t...
Trump says he's pulling U.S. Troops from Germany. Does it matter?
Trump is once again threatening NATO allies. What would a reduction of U.S. troops in Germany mean for security and the U.S. military?
To...