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Unpacking The U.S. Economy’s ‘Cockroach’ Problem
When companies need a loan, traditionally they turn to a bank.
But increasingly they’re turning to financial firms that are not re...
Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?
Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their 3-year-old, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the Evanchos also made a decisio...
What happens if Antifa is labeled a foreign terrorist organization
In a public roundtable, President Trump asked his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, to apply the designation to Antifa.
NPR's Ryan...
Netanyahu's political future and what the 'BibiSitters' want from him
A delegation of high-level US officials were recently sent to Israel to try to hold the fragile Gaza truce together. The Israeli press called them the...
Congress is investigating cases of U.S. citizens detained in immigration raids
U.S. citizens have been arrested in the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. According to ProPublica, at least 170 have been arres...
Was this NBA betting scandal inevitable?
The FBI arrested multiple people tied to the NBA in a wide-ranging illegal gambling probe. The NBA and other major sports leagues have been deepening...
The Trump administration says left-wing terrorism in the US is on the rise. Is it?
For many years, the far right has been the most lethal and persistent source of domestic terrorism in the U.S.
But the assassinat...
Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 years. Here's how
It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia.
Violent crime has fallen sharply -- like it has in many other cities.
And Phi...
When ICE offers job opportunities in small towns
The Trump administration's push to expand immigration enforcement -- as part of its deportation efforts -- has created job opportunities in small town...
A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela
Following repeated U.S attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine has partnered with fellow Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Repub...
What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?
Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she i...
Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.
America’s farmers are getting walloped by the federal government shutdown.
The closing of government offices means they’ve lost access to...
We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?
Is the AI boom an AI bubble? Wall Street and Silicon Valley increasingly think so.
This week JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said "a lot o...
The fighting in Gaza has stopped. But dire conditions persist.
“A New and Beautiful day is rising.” That’s what President Trump told a gathering of world leaders this week.
He was speaking of the ceas...
The targets of Trump's DOJ are already paying a price
At President Trump’s public urging, the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against some of his perceived political enemies. NPR Justice C...
Justice Anthony Kennedy's book is not boring
As a justice on the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy wrote some big opinions.
He was appointed by President Reagan, and most often voted wi...
Hostage's brother-in-law: we haven't matured enough as a region to coexist peacefully
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who has been held hostage by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Lavi explains...
Jake Sullivan tried to get a Gaza peace deal. Here's what he thinks of Trump's
A ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli military has pulled back from certain positions in the Gaza Strip. In the comin...
Will a ceasefire deal move forward after two years of war between Israel and Hamas?
After two years of bloodshed, Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a ceasefire deal.
It’s a moment of hope — and some skepticism ...
A week into the shutdown, federal workers are stuck in limbo
It's been a week since a federal shutdown ground work at numerous government agencies to a halt.
There's no indication that an agreement...
The National Guard arrives in Chicago. What now?
The clock is ticking for Chicago and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.
President Trump has deployed the National Guard to the country’s thir...
Trump calls cartels terrorists. Is that enough to go to war?
Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin Am...
When will sufficient aid be allowed into Gaza? UNICEF says Gazans need more
As peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas made significant progress over the weekend, many in the region are expressing some cautious optimism ab...
Federal workers reaffirming loyalty to the Constitution, not politics
Federal workers across the United States are feeling the impact of the government shutdown. This comes after months of turmoil for federal workers as...
Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
Eight years ago, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was retired from acting. He offered no further comment. Retirement notwithstanding, the three-time winn...
Here's how the shutdown is playing out across the U.S.
The government shutdown is on. Already, it’s being felt across the country.
National Parks are preparing to scale back or close. Furloughed fede...
Trump’s economy is marked by uncertainty. What could more tariffs mean for you?
When President Trump came into office, he promised to fuel an economic boom with a magic bullet: tariffs. They're taxes added to a wide range of impor...
Ukraine's scrappy wartime innovation
NPR’s National Security Correspondent Greg Myre spent the summer reporting on the war in Ukraine. He saw the devastation of the conflict. But he also...
Why the stakes for this shutdown are higher
The deadline for a government shutdown is quickly approaching. If Democrats and Republicans can't make a deal, the government will run out of money af...
The world commits to new climate goals without the U.S.
More than a hundred countries have committed to fresh plans to curb pollution, with one big holdout: the U.S.
NPR's Andrew Limbong...
Goodbye, Ari Shapiro
After 25 years at NPR and 10 years hosting All Things Considered and the last few years hosting Consider This, Ari Shapiro is moving on to his next ad...
They warned about AI before it was cool. They're still worried
A superhuman artificial intelligence so smart it can decide to get rid of slower-witted humans is a pretty terrifying concept.
What was o...
Trump is changing public health guidance. What's it mean for you?
The federal government’s approach to public health has changed more in the last eight months than it has in decades.
Since President Tr...
Does Trump's plan to get homeless people off the streets violate civil liberties?
President Trump is promising to sweep homeless people off America’s streets. One controversial part of his plan could force thousands of people into i...
One of ICE’s biggest detention facilities is plagued by problems
The Trump administration is moving fast on a plan to create several holding centers around the country for people detained in a nationwide immigration...
Did Charlie Kirk's killing shatter Spencer Cox's vision of politics?
Governor Spencer Cox of Utah, who has been in the national headlines just about every day since Charlie Kirk's killing, has long wanted to bring commu...
How to really listen in today's America
NPR's Don Gonyea reports from across the country, engaging with a wide range of people and in places as distinct and different as political rallies an...
Trump used the military to target a Venezuelan vessel. Is it legal?
A 30 second video clip shows a boat bobbing in the water.
Then, a fireball and a huge plume of smoke.
President Trump posted the footage o...
Kimmel cancellation renews questions about free speech
President Trump has said for years that he wants Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
Now, ABC and its parent company Disney have put the sh...
The U.K.'s response to Trump, like America's, is divided.
The first day of President Trump’s historic trip to the UK was dominated by ceremony.
A carriage procession around the grounds of Windsor...