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The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power
The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal government that traditionally work as a check on …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step
The deadliest phase of the U.S. fentanyl crisis appears to be over. That's according to new research showing fatal overdoses from fentanyl and other …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise
House Republicans have to get their spending bill passed by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. They can likely afford to lose just one vote.
And …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Riding 'La Bestia' with migrants in Mexico
Many migrants in Mexico journey north to the U.S. border by riding on top of freight trains. It's a dangerous trip: migrants have been kidnapped by c…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Marco Rubio pivots to America First diplomacy
It's been a little more than a week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Vice President …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
When it comes to the economy, it's all about uncertainty
Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea. Saying, "Tariffs, bro…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.
A hundred minutes he used to lay out his agenda, his griev…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order
After the Trump-Zelenskyy blow-up on Friday, European leaders held emergency talks in London to put together a roadmap to peace.
Then, on Tuesday, Eu…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?
People who work for the federal court system don't have the same kinds of job protections that most other Americans do.
A nearly year-long NPR investi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The political power of the pope
Unlike any other religious leader around the world, the leader of the world's one billion Catholics is also the leader of a sovereign nation. And Pop…
11 months, 3 weeks ago