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Dec 19, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with investigative reporter Vicky Ward about what could be revealed in the Justice Department's Epstein files.
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Dec 19, 2025
Trump's executive order stops short of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, but will allow more research and medical treatment, and will clear the way for Medicare to cover some cannabis-related treatments.
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Dec 19, 2025
An unpredictable and exciting college football season is coming to a close. This weekend's first-round slate is set up for two tight games and two blowouts — but in the playoffs, anything goes.
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Dec 19, 2025
Friday is the deadline for the government to release files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and there are still questions about what will be published and when.
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Dec 19, 2025
Friday is the deadline for the government to release files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. There are still questions about what will be published and when.
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Dec 19, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel tags along for lunch with Elazar Sontag, the Washington Post's new food critic.
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Dec 19, 2025
Cuba is watching nervously as the U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuela, threatening a lifeline and deepening the island's isolation.
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Dec 19, 2025
Palestinians in Gaza are slowly bringing back Christmas celebrations after more than two years of war. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City gathered this week to decorate the church.
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Dec 19, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep looks back at President Trump's behavior over the past week with Jonathan Karl of ABC News. He's the author of "Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America."
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Dec 19, 2025
Flu cases are soaring in New York and picking up in other parts of the country. Experts worry it will be another bad season. COVID and RSV have been less of a problem, but they're also on the rise.
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Dec 18, 2025
In a primetime address Wednesday, President Trump said the nation is on the brink of an economic boom and claimed prices are falling quickly, even as affordability remains a top concern for voters.
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Dec 18, 2025
President Trump used a primetime address Wednesday to celebrate his achievements since returning to office. Did his words do enough to ease the economic anxieties being felt by many Americans?
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Dec 18, 2025
What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options.
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Dec 18, 2025
The U.S. will sell Taiwan $10 billion in weapons, including missiles, howitzers and drones, a move expected to escalate tensions with China.
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Dec 18, 2025
European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday to decide whether to use frozen Russian assets to help finance Ukraine's war effort.
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Dec 18, 2025
Shrimpers along the South Carolina coast are still waiting for a positive impact from President Trump's tariffs on imported shrimp that are meant to help them compete.
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Dec 18, 2025
Hundreds of families across Washington state have been displaced by severe flooding, with some seeking safety in emergency shelters. Recovery may take years as rain continues to fall in the region.
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Dec 18, 2025
In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement.
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Dec 18, 2025
Four Republican House members voted with Democrats to force a vote on an extension to the expiring ACA subsidies, as premiums are set to increase significantly for millions of people next month.
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Dec 17, 2025
Warner Bros has formally rejected Paramount's $108 billion hostile bid.
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Dec 17, 2025
Rep. Mike Lawler says House Speaker Mike Johnson is correct in saying the health care system isn't working, but allowing ACA subsidies to expire without a plan to address rising costs is "idiotic."
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Dec 17, 2025
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is upset with his party's leaders for refusing to hold a vote on a bill that would save key ACA subsidies. We speak with him about what he'd like to see his party do next.
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Dec 17, 2025
Members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees will see the full video of a controversial U.S. boat strike Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decided not to release publicly.
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Dec 17, 2025
Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.
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Dec 17, 2025
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.
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Dec 17, 2025
A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.
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Dec 17, 2025
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney, Australia, this week for the first funerals for the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
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Dec 17, 2025
A group of volunteers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, delivers groceries to Latino families whose fears of immigration enforcement arrests keep them from leaving home.
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Dec 17, 2025
After a ceasefire that has lasted more than two months, the U.S. is pushing for a lasting peace in Gaza.
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Dec 17, 2025
After a ceasefire that has lasted more than two months, the U.S. is pushing for a lasting peace in Gaza.
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Dec 17, 2025
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon face end of decades-old mission despite regular attacks by Israel breaking year-old ceasefire.
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Dec 16, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha about law enforcement coordination and security following the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.
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Dec 16, 2025
Thousands of residents south of Seattle were told to evacuate because of a levee failure from prolonged rainfall. With more rain in the forecast, officials worry more levees might be breached.
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Dec 16, 2025
Authorities have released images of the person they believe could be the gunman in a mass shooting at Brown University, and they're seeking the public's help identifying the person.
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Dec 16, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.
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Dec 16, 2025
A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.
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Dec 16, 2025
New Orleans is the first US city with real-time facial recognition: If you're wanted and walk past one of the system's cameras, it could flag you. The twist: it's a private system, and even though the new mayor and police chief are at odds about facial recognition, this non-profit says it's able to establish its own "guard-rails" as it feeds real-time tips to the police, side-stepping the debate about government regulation and privacy.
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Dec 16, 2025
The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno, Italy.
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Dec 16, 2025
A mass shooting that left 15 people dead at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," authorities said Tuesday.
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Dec 16, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Australian gun control advocate Rebecca Peters about the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting and gun control in Australia.
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Dec 16, 2025
There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late.
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Dec 16, 2025
Years before his arrest, Nick Reiner had been candid about addiction, recovery, and a film he co-wrote based on his life.
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Dec 16, 2025
Director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner died in an apparent homicide. What's next in the investigation? NPR's A Martinez asks former homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy.
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Dec 16, 2025
Some Republicans are joining frequent critics of President Trump in denouncing a social media post in which he disparaged filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife after their deaths.
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Dec 15, 2025
Officials are still searching for the gunman who opened fire at Brown University Saturday, killing two people and injuring nine. Police are releasing a man who was held as a person of interest.
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Dec 15, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about the security implications of the mass shooting at Brown University and her personal response to the tragedy.
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Dec 15, 2025
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of President Trump's ballroom
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Dec 15, 2025
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Trump administration negotiators in Berlin Monday for continued talks on how to end war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Dec 15, 2025
The deadly attack on U.S. forces in Syria underscores the challenges facing the new Syrian president one year into his rule of the fractious nation.
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Dec 15, 2025
The LAPD is investigating the deaths of two people from an apparent homicide at the home of director Rob Reiner.
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Dec 15, 2025
Rob Reiner's career as an actor and director spanned six decades. The entertainment industry is honoring his legacy and mourning the reported deaths of Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
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Dec 15, 2025
A father and son acting together killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, according to officials.
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Dec 15, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jamie Hyams, director of public affairs for the Australia Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, about the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach.
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Dec 12, 2025
NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Cook Political Report elections analyst David Wasserman about Indiana Republicans' rejection of a redistricting bid backed by the White House.
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Dec 12, 2025
Ukraine's president says he will look into changing the constitution to hold wartime elections or a referendum on ceding territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks to end the war.
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Dec 12, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about the current state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Dec 12, 2025
Competing health care plans failed to meet the 60-vote threshold in the Senate Thursday. With federal ACA subsidies set to expire, health insurance costs are expected to surge in the new year.
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Dec 12, 2025
New research suggests that for some children exposure to extreme heat could lead to setbacks on key developmental milestones.
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Dec 12, 2025
Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy.
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Dec 12, 2025
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
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Dec 12, 2025
The U.S. has the most railroad tracks of any country, but we're not known for our passenger trains. A look at America's rail system and the trouble with passenger trains.
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Dec 12, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it.
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Dec 12, 2025
A new study is providing hard data about just how bad school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic were for children's mental health.
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Dec 11, 2025
Democrats and Republicans have put forward competing health care bills in Congress to address rising costs, but both are expected to fail.
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Dec 11, 2025
With ACA tax credits set to expire, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says premiums are "doubling, tripling" and warns "millions" could lose coverage if Congress fails to act.
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Dec 11, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire about the Senate's upcoming vote on dueling health care bills, as the deadline to extend ACA subsidies looms.
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Dec 11, 2025
President Trump is lashing out at CNN and pledging to be involved in the looming fight over the cable network's parent company.
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Dec 11, 2025
Sen. Elizabeth Warren cautions that the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to either Netflix or Paramount Skydance could reduce competition and concentrate power over what films and news American see.
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Dec 11, 2025
Two years after residents voted to reintroduce wolves in Colorado, ranchers there say too many of their cows are being killed. The state is now hiring people on horseback to help.
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Dec 11, 2025
Senate to vote on two health care proposals Thursday to address rising cost, the Fed approves its third straight interest rate cut, Trump says the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
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Dec 11, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with the director of "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film based on the true story of Palestinian emergency workers trying to save a girl in Gaza.
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Dec 11, 2025
The Trump administration is giving farmers a $12 billion bailout. Critics say the money won't be enough, won't be distributed fairly and won't address long-term problems.
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Dec 11, 2025
Jury selection gets underway today and tomorrow for the trial of Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan. She's accused of helping a man in her courtroom evade U.S. Immigration agents last April.
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Dec 11, 2025
A new report reveals the conditions at two immigration facilities in Florida. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Amy Fischer of Amnesty International USA about the findings.
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Dec 10, 2025
Eileen Higgins is also the first Democrat in the position in nearly 30 years.
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Dec 10, 2025
President Trump weaved through topics at a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday night, calling affordability a Democratic "hoax" and sharing his grievances about immigrants.
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Dec 10, 2025
President Trump minimized concerns about the economy during a Pennsylvania rally Tuesday. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with political consultant Frank Luntz about Trump's latest take.
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Dec 10, 2025
Thousands of high school seniors are filling out their federal financial aid form or FAFSA. Numbers show a record increase in applications despite confidence in higher ed being at a low.
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Dec 10, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks conservative commentator Brett Cooper about her YouTube following, her recent criticisms of President Trump and her opinion of Nick Fuentes.
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Dec 10, 2025
The Fed is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point — but with inflation stubbornly high and mixed signals from the job market, it could be a split decision.
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Dec 10, 2025
The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in an effort to shore up a weakening job market. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, it was not a slam dunk decision.
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Dec 10, 2025
Data obtained and published by the Deportation Data Project shows that in the first nine months of President Trump's second term, around 75,000 people arrested by ICE did not have a criminal record, which is over a third of all ICE arrests. Co-host Leila Fadel talks to Ariel Ruiz Soto, a senior policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute, about what this data tells us about the Trump administration's immigration policy.
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Dec 10, 2025
Just days after signing a peace deal brokered by President Trump, the fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, with Rwanda-backed rebels taking a third major city.
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Dec 10, 2025
NPR remembers supervising editor Kevin Drew, an award-winning journalist and esteemed colleague, who passed away last weekend.
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Dec 10, 2025
Afghan "Zero Unit" fighter Rahmanullah Lakanwal is accused of attacking two National Guard soldiers after suffering a personal crisis. Other sources, including an Afghan soldier who fought for the CIA and US special forces, say Zero Unit fighters now living in the U-S are struggling with high rates of despair and suicide.
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Dec 10, 2025
Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.
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Dec 10, 2025
Every December, thousands of runners gather in a small northern Maine town to run a marathon through the frigid woods. The race started as an unlikely way to stoke the town's economy.
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Dec 10, 2025
In Alaska, a federal grant that funded seismic data collection in order to warn people about tsunamis is being cancelled. Experts say cuts like this could make tsunami warnings less reliable.
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Dec 10, 2025
Archie, a beloved canine and loyal listener, sings along with the "Morning Edition" theme music every morning at the top of the hour.
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Dec 10, 2025
María Corina Machado was slated to receive her Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday, but the Venezuelan opposition leader, who has been in hiding, will not attend the ceremony.
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Dec 10, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks conservative commentator Brett Cooper about her YouTube following, her recent criticisms of President Trump and her opinion of Nick Fuentes.
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Dec 10, 2025
As lawmakers debate extending federal Affordable Care Act subsidies, some states are trying to protect coverage for residents whose health care premiums could skyrocket if the tax incentives expire.
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Dec 09, 2025
President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.
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Dec 09, 2025
Americans are concerned about high costs, but President Trump recently called affordability "a Democrat hoax." NPR unpacks the administration's messaging with GOP strategist Brendan Buck.
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Dec 09, 2025
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched her campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, a critical race for Democrats hoping to reclaim the Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Dec 09, 2025
Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.
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Dec 09, 2025
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
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Dec 09, 2025
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
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Dec 09, 2025
The fighting between Thailand and Cambodia could deal a serious blow to a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Donald Trump with help from Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Dec 09, 2025
Indiana Republicans are weighing a plan backed by President Trump to redraw its congressional map to add more GOP seats ahead of next year's midterm election.
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