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Jan 29, 2026
A spending agreement under consideration in the Senate would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while lawmakers negotiate provisions to rein in federal immigration agents.
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Jan 29, 2026
Destin Conrad went from teen social media star to a musician touring the world on some of its biggest stages. In 2025, he put out both an R&B and jazz album and earned his first Grammy nomination.
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Jan 29, 2026
The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game.
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Jan 29, 2026
Federal officials have a plan that could curb billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans. But will they follow through on it?
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Jan 29, 2026
Tom Homan, who took over leadership of the surge in Minneapolis, says he is working on a plan to reduce the force of federal agents in the Twin Cities.
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Jan 29, 2026
Senators blocked a package of six spending bills that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats continue to push for reforms to immigration enforcement.
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Jan 29, 2026
Senate Democrats say they have a deal on the table to separate DHS funding from a package of five other appropriations bills. Once those bills are passed, they will have to once again be approved by the House.
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Jan 29, 2026
Women in India were told they couldn't be paid for their eggs. The result: a black market for eggs from women in need of money to survive.
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Jan 29, 2026
Senate Democrats threaten a partial government shutdown over DHS funding. And, the Fed defies President Trump's pressure and holds rates steady to fight inflation.
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Jan 29, 2026
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her run for Minnesota governor early Thursday. There is already a crowded field of Republicans in a race where immigration enforcement has become a key issue.
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Jan 29, 2026
Africa's soccer body issued fines worth more than $1 million and banned Senegal's coach and Senegalese and Morocco players Wednesday following a shambolic African Cup soccer final this month.
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Jan 29, 2026
Each deal between colleges and the administration is unique, but they have common goals: altering the culture at powerful institutions and making their policies more aligned with President Trump's.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.
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Jan 29, 2026
A film about first lady Melania Trump premieres this week, with big presidential promotion.
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Jan 29, 2026
A film about first lady Melania Trump premieres this week, with big presidential promotion.
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Jan 29, 2026
Every year, the National Film Registry adds 25 films to its collection to be preserved for posterity. Selections for 2025 ranges from 'The Thing' to 'White Christmas'
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Jan 29, 2026
A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City on Wednesday night while people were gathered for prayer.
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Jan 29, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing called for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties amid global uncertainty.
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Jan 29, 2026
An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.
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Jan 29, 2026
The shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents in Minneapolis have enraged many people across the country. NPR wanted to know what supporters of President Trump's immigration policy think about the shootings.
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Jan 28, 2026
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
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Jan 28, 2026
President Trump's tariffs and rhetoric have spurred some longtime U.S. allies to diversify their trade ties away from the U.S. Some are going cap-in-hand to Asian superpowers China and India.
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Jan 28, 2026
Vocalist Michael Mayo reached new heights through his latest album Fly, with the project earning the crooner his first Grammy nominations of his career.
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Jan 28, 2026
Vocalist Michael Mayo reached new heights through his latest album Fly, with the project earning the crooner his first Grammy nominations of his career.
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Jan 28, 2026
The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.
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Jan 28, 2026
The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautious about additional rate cuts.
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Jan 28, 2026
The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Jan 28, 2026
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
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Jan 28, 2026
To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Jan 28, 2026
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Jan 28, 2026
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's government.
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Jan 28, 2026
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
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Jan 28, 2026
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
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Jan 28, 2026
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
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Jan 28, 2026
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
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Jan 28, 2026
Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities
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Jan 28, 2026
Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.
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Jan 28, 2026
Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.
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Jan 28, 2026
"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?
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Jan 28, 2026
In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
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Jan 28, 2026
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
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Jan 28, 2026
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
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Jan 28, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
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Jan 28, 2026
Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.
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Jan 28, 2026
The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.
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Jan 27, 2026
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.
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Jan 27, 2026
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.
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Jan 27, 2026
The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident.
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Jan 27, 2026
After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board did not find a single cause for the deadly collision near Washington, D.C., but blamed the crash on multiple systemic failures.
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Jan 27, 2026
Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold. A massive storm dumped deep snow across more than 1,300 miles from Arkansas to New England.
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Jan 27, 2026
Who's got it better in life, kids or adults? A group of fourth-graders in New Jersey did some serious reporting on this topic and sent us their findings as a part of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
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Jan 27, 2026
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
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Jan 27, 2026
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
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Jan 27, 2026
A sharp drop in net immigration has led to a slowdown in U.S. population growth. The Census Bureau says the population grew only about half as fast in the year ending last June as it did the previous year.
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Jan 27, 2026
The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday.
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Jan 27, 2026
Writer Jason Zengerle says Carlson had the foresight to see Trump's potential in 2015. Now he's someone the president "definitely listens to." Zengerle's new book is Hated by All the Right People.
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Jan 27, 2026
Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a target for future therapies.
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Jan 27, 2026
The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela.
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Jan 27, 2026
It's never been easier to bet on sports. And polls show the majority of American men are involved in sports betting. To learn more, we want to hear from you about your betting experiences.
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Jan 27, 2026
Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with science journalist Catherine Price and graphic novelist Cynthia Yuan Cheng.
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Jan 27, 2026
India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement, at a time when Washington targets them both with steep import tariffs, pushing major economies to seek alternate partnerships.
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Jan 27, 2026
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She laid out her strategy in a staff meeting Tuesday.
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Jan 27, 2026
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
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Jan 27, 2026
Border czar Tom Homan heads to Minnesota to replace Greg Bovino amid the immigration crackdown backlash. And a trial starts today to decide whether social media firms knowingly harm young users.
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Jan 27, 2026
As doctors learn why GLP-1s don't work for about 50% of people, they are also learning more about the complex drivers of obesity. They foresee a future of personalized obesity medicine similar to the way cancer is treated now.
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Jan 27, 2026
While debate rages in the U.S. about the merits and risks of AI in schools, it's become a state-mandated part of the curriculum in China, as the authorities try to create a pool of AI-savvy professionals.
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Jan 27, 2026
In Minneapolis, disruption has become part of daily life for nearly everyone, including for NPR reporter Meg Anderson. Many residents are living in fear and uncertainty.
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Jan 27, 2026
Federal immigration enforcement authorities are facing scrutiny and criticism over their tactics, including the lack of body-worn cameras, following the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.
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Jan 27, 2026
A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.
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Jan 27, 2026
President Trump's rally in Iowa on Tuesday brings his message to a state disproportionately affected by his economic policies and whose voters could help determine control of Congress.
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Jan 27, 2026
More Republicans are calling for an investigation after a second U.S. citizen was shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
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Jan 27, 2026
Over the last decade, more airlines have made goofy safety videos to keep passengers' attention. But do they really work?
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Jan 27, 2026
Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.
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Jan 27, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so.
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Jan 27, 2026
The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally Larry Ellison.
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Jan 26, 2026
People who study the Border Patrol say it continues to be less well prepared than big city police for handling crowds and situations involving protesters, some of whom are legally armed.
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Jan 26, 2026
Five-time U.S. Olympian Katie Uhlaender says a point-manipulation scheme blocked her bid to compete in Milan Cortina. U.S. sports officials are backing her bid for a special berth at the Winter Games.
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Jan 26, 2026
Chris Madel — a Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota — has dropped out of the state's gubernatorial race, saying he no longer supports the immigration crackdown taking place in Minneapolis.
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Jan 26, 2026
Border czar Tom Homan will be heading to Minnesota, while Gregory Bovino, the bombastic and controversial Border Patrol chief leading the surge, will soon leave the state.
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Jan 26, 2026
A federal judge on Monday considered the legality of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where backlash has intensified after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens this month.
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Jan 26, 2026
A Booz Allen contractor had leaked confidential tax information that showed how wealthy people like Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos manage to minimize their tax obligations.
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Jan 26, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania about his memoir, Where We Keep the Light, immigration raids and the upcoming elections in 2026 and 2028.
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Jan 26, 2026
Minnesota officials are rebuffing demands from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, as the state continues its clash with the Trump administration over the surge of federal immigration enforcement.
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Jan 26, 2026
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets.
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Jan 26, 2026
After repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, Ukrainians face long outages during a cold winter at war. On social media, Ukrainians share tips for keeping warm at home.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found.
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Jan 26, 2026
Minneapolis strikes and protests continue after ICE's fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. And, states work to recover from a massive winter storm that has left widespread power outages and flight chaos.
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Jan 26, 2026
If you're procrastinating working out, here's one less excuse. Short gym sessions can be enough to build meaningful strength — as long as you push yourself while you're there.
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Jan 26, 2026
Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.
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Jan 26, 2026
Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.
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Jan 26, 2026
Senate Democrats say they are unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.
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Jan 26, 2026
The 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress and a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement has filed paperwork to end her campaign for reelection.
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Jan 26, 2026
The return of the remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, has been widely seen as removing the remaining obstacle to proceeding with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire's second phase.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the Seahawks on Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Jan 25, 2026
Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.
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Jan 25, 2026
As Trump points to Russia and China near Greenland, experts say the biggest Russian and Chinese activity is elsewhere in the Arctic.
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Jan 25, 2026
Trump officials have called the victim a "domestic terrorist." State officials warn such unfounded accusations threaten the integrity of the federal investigation.
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Jan 25, 2026
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., accuses the federal government of a 'cover up,' and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to "shut down an investigation."
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