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The Insurrection Act is back on the table
The last time a President deployed the National Guard over a governor's objections was more than 50 years ago.
Over the weekend, President Trump did j…
10 months, 1 week ago
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass reacts to federalized National Guard troops in her city
Citing a rarely used law, President Trump bypassed California's governor Gavin Newsom, and ordered two thousand national guard troops to Los Angeles …
10 months, 1 week ago
Reporting on abuse by federal judges means cracking open a culture of fear
In March, NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson reported on problems with the way federal courts police sexual harassment and bullying. A culture…
10 months, 1 week ago
Do private school voucher programs work?
House Republicans' reconciliation bill, which includes a first-of-its-kind national private school voucher program, is now in the hands of the Senate…
10 months, 1 week ago
A new travel ban is coming. Will it hold up in court?
President Trump has signed a new travel ban. Travelers from 12 countries will be barred from entering the US, and people from an additional seven cou…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern broke the political mold
Whether it was her history making win in 2017.
Or the history she made as only the second woman elected to lead a country to give birth while IN offic…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What's going wrong with aid in Gaza?
Tuesday morning brought another shooting near a food distribution site in Gaza — the third in as many days.
This time, more than two dozen people wer…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What's the message behind Trump's military parade?
In the past, most military parades in the U.S. were staged to signal the end of a war and welcome home of those who fought.
The last major military p…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want?
President Trump wants to make a deal with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Putin says Russia wants to engage in peace talks, but Putin has a…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What's behind Trump's crackdown on universities — and why it matters
The Trump administration has thrown so many curveballs at colleges and universities, it can be hard to keep track. But there's logic behind the many …
10 months, 2 weeks ago