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Jul 08, 2025
There have been more than 100 deaths following the flash floods in Texas, and dozens more are still unaccounted for. We remember some of those lost in the floods.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks U.S. Coast Guard Air Operations Officer Nathan Shakespeare about his work coordinating rescues in the Texas flood zone from a base in Corpus Christi.
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Jul 08, 2025
Crews continue their search-and-rescue efforts in central Texas, four days after devastating flooding that left more than 100 people dead. Dozens are still missing.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.
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Jul 08, 2025
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Jul 08, 2025
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Jul 08, 2025
Winemakers in the Burgundy region of France are worried they will lose U.S. customers because of potential higher tariffs that may take hold in August if current trade talks fail.
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Jul 08, 2025
Pakistan has quickly become one of the world's biggest markets for solar energy. This solar boom has been driven in large part by consumers who are fed up with sky-high electricity costs.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist Paola Ramos about President Trump's gains among Latino voters in 2024 and how ICE operations across the country could effect that support.
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Jul 08, 2025
A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with meteorologist Tom Di Liberto {DEE la-bert-oh} with the nonprofit news organization Climate Central about flash flood warnings preceding the deadly central Texas foods.
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Jul 08, 2025
Stocks tumbled Monday after President Trump threatened to impose new import taxes on more than a dozen countries. Trump pushed back the effective date of those tariffs, however, until Aug. 1.
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Jul 08, 2025
Leaders in the BRICS group of emerging economies ended their recent summit with calls for less confrontation in the world. But that plea didn't go over well with President Trump.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about the deadly floods in his state.
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Jul 07, 2025
Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says affected Texans are owed an investigation into what went wrong with evacuating flooded areas and how it can be prevented from happening again.
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Jul 07, 2025
Crews continue to search in central Texas for victims of flash flooding that killed at least 82 people. Officials have been dealing with tough questions about why many were not warned to evacuate.
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Jul 07, 2025
President Trump says his administration will start sending letters out to countries this week notifying them of new tariff rates if they don't have a deal with the U.S. before a new Aug. 1 deadline.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks Philip Luck, former deputy chief economist at the State Department in the Biden administration, about how trade negotiations affect the U.S. economy.
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Jul 07, 2025
In January, the deadly Eton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, Calif. What challenges do homeowners and other residents in one small neighborhood continue to face?
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Jul 07, 2025
Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.
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Jul 07, 2025
Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.
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Jul 07, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday, when they are expected to discuss a possible ceasefire in Gaza.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Gaza ceasefire talks and the appointment of a new Hamas leader in Gaza.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Waller, a hydrologist at the West Gulf River Forecast Center of the National Weather Service, about the conditions that factored into the deadly flooding in Texas.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR speaks with Zachary Price, law professor at the University of California College of Law San Francisco, about the Trump administration's rationale for exempting tech companies from the TikTok ban.
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Jul 07, 2025
California is on the verge of passing a new law that would allow providers there to anonymously mail abortion medication to patients, both in the state and to locations outside it. Advocates are hopeful it will allow for more providers to feel safe engaging in telemedicine in order to provide abortion care.
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Jul 04, 2025
More than 30 college teams are showing off their innovations in solar car technology this week at a three-day race in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Jul 04, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., a member of House Democratic leadership, about Democrats' inability to stop the GOP megabill bound for the president's signature.
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Jul 04, 2025
President Trump touted his success in Iowa Thursday night and has a signing planned for his signature tax cut and policy bill on July Fourth.
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Jul 04, 2025
About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.
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Jul 04, 2025
Some religious colleges and universities in the U.S. are in trouble and are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.
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Jul 04, 2025
The team from NPR's "Planet Money" looks at Elon Musk's Starlink and its big lead in the satellite internet market. Can it stay ahead of its competitors?
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Jul 04, 2025
The producers of the dating reality series "Love Island USA" have called on fans to stop cyberbullying contestants on the show. When does fandom cross the line into abuse?
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Jul 04, 2025
A New York City hotel that became a symbol of the massive wave of immigration under the Biden administration is permanently closing.
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Jul 04, 2025
For Independence Day, NPR's "Morning Edition" asked listeners to define freedom.
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Jul 04, 2025
Ukraine scrambled to defend itself from Russia's largest barrage of missiles and airstrikes on Kyiv overnight. Trump says no progress was made to end the war during a call with Russia's Putin.
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Jul 03, 2025
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty Wednesday in the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students after reaching a plea agreement for the 2022 killings.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's A Martinez asks Republican strategist Brendan Buck about GOP leadership efforts to move a massive tax cut and spending package through the House and to the president's desk.
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Jul 03, 2025
The Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an 1849 law does not amount to an abortion ban, keeping access to abortion in the state in place.
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Jul 03, 2025
House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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Jul 03, 2025
House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR speaks with Palestinian American author and poet Hala Alyan about her new memoir, "I'll Tell You When I'm Home," in which she shares the experience of motherhood via surrogacy.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR speaks with Palestinian American author and poet Hala Alyan {HAHL-uh ahl-YAHN} about her new memoir, "I'll Tell You When I'm Home," in which she shares the experience of motherhood via surrogacy.
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Jul 03, 2025
Iran's government is detaining anyone they believe gathered and shared intelligence with Israel used to strike key military sites and kill top generals and nuclear scientists during last month's war.
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Jul 03, 2025
Canadians on Campobello Island can't get to the rest of their country without going through the U.S. It's been that way for decades. New political tensions have some in the small community worried.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Linda Jones, co-founder of Alabama Childhood Food Solutions, about the potential impact of President Trump's tax and spending bill on her food bank and community.
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Jul 03, 2025
The food assistance program known as SNAP could face significant reductions if President Trump's tax and spending bill passes the House.
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Jul 03, 2025
In March, the Supreme Court upheld Biden-era restrictions on build-it-yourself gun kits. But gun rights groups are still hoping the regulation will be swept away.
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Jul 03, 2025
Budget analysts say the GOP tax cut and spending bill would add trillions to the government's debt over the next 10 years. Interest on the debt already costs taxpayers about $1 trillion per year.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Penn., about the budget and tax reconciliation process in the House and how Democrats might capitalize on it.
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Jul 02, 2025
A federal jury in Manhattan has found hip-hop mogul Sean Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was found not guilty on more serious charges.
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Jul 02, 2025
People in Mississippi remember and reflect on the contributions of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Jul 02, 2025
How would the GOP megabill that the Senate passed on Tuesday affect Medicaid coverage? Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, breaks down the changes contained in the bill.
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Jul 02, 2025
Why are so many young men sporting single mustaches? We explore this new trend and why it's happening.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, about how the conservative group regards the Trump-backed megabill now that it's returning after Senate passage.
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Jul 02, 2025
Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how President Trump's massive tax and spending bill will harm the state's healthcare system and residents.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills about the GOP megabill, now back before the House, which she says will affect health care, rural hospitals and food assistance.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Senate successfully passed the massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, and now it's on to the House where Republicans still need to overcome hurdles within their own party.
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Jul 02, 2025
Tiny Chef began as a passion project. Now, fans are rallying to revive it after Nickelodeon canceled the show.
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Jul 02, 2025
GOP megabill heads back to the House after Senate approval, what the tax and spending bill means for people on Medicaid, Trump administration to slash ATF budget and ease gun regulations.
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Jul 02, 2025
The arrest last summer of Mexico's most elusive drug lord set off a bloody regional war, leaving more than 1,000 dead and more than 1,000 missing. NPR reports from the state of Sinaloa.
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Jul 02, 2025
President Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it. This comes ahead of a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Dalai Lama said he will be reincarnated after he dies, and no one can interfere with the matter of succession. The Chinese government, however, claims authority over the his succession.
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Jul 02, 2025
The Dalai Lama said he will be reincarnated after he dies, and no one can interfere with the matter of succession. The Chinese government, however, claims authority over the his succession.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's A Martinez asks speech-language pathologist Kari Lim why some people try to lose their accents after Hollywood megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his appreciation for his own accent.
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Jul 02, 2025
President Trump's massive tax and spending bill now heads back to the House for final approval. Republicans largely rallied behind the bill and the president to give him the win.
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Jul 02, 2025
In Florida on Tuesday, President Trump attended the opening of a migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Officials say it can currently house 3,000 migrants before they're deported.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Alex Conant about what Florida's new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — reveals about Trump's immigration strategy.
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Jul 02, 2025
Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.
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Jul 01, 2025
Police in Idaho have identified the man who fatally shot two wildland firefighters and critically injured another in an apparent ambush after he intentionally started a brush fire.
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Jul 01, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Adrianna McIntyre, assistant professor of health policy and politics at Harvard, about how the GOP spending bill before the Senate would impact Medicaid.
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Jul 01, 2025
Senate Republicans are closing in on a final vote on President Trump's signature domestic policy bill, hoping to have it to his desk by a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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Jul 01, 2025
While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.
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Jul 01, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Shaikh about his new book "The Last Sweet Bite," which explores the effects of violence on cuisines in conflict zones.
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Jul 01, 2025
What are the consequences of slashing federal funding for scientific research? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with William Haseltine, a scientist acclaimed for his medical research.
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Jul 01, 2025
France over the weekend banned smoking in public parks, on beaches and at bus stops in an effort to protect children.
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Jul 01, 2025
The Trump administration's sweeping tariffs are reshaping the aviation industry. It means challenges and opportunities for businesses in Wichita, Kansas, often called the air capital of the world.
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Jul 01, 2025
The latest batch of inductees to the Radio Hall of Fame are out, including NPR's very own Scott Simon. Before he hosted "Weekend Edition," he started with NPR in 1977 as Chicago bureau chief.
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Jun 30, 2025
People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.
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Jun 30, 2025
Republican leaders must find a fragile balance on their reconciliation bill between senators seeking to protect programs for the most vulnerable, and those who want deeper deficit reductions.
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Jun 30, 2025
Ahead of the final push to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," the Wisconsin senator said federal spending needs to be cut and that proposed changes to Medicaid preserve its original purpose
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Jun 30, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin why he made an eleventh-hour decision to join the Senate majority in voting for President Trump's spending agenda.
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Jun 30, 2025
One year after the Supreme Court ruled that cities are allowed to remove homeless encampments, Grants Pass — the Oregon city that gave name to the case — can't legally remove an encampment there.
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Jun 30, 2025
The University of Virginia's President resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. Leila Fadel asks Professor Brenden Cantwell at Michigan State about the impact on public higher education.
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Jun 30, 2025
China's electric car makers are aggressively slashing prices in an effort to boost sales — and a glut of electric vehicles on the market is just part of the problem.
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Jun 30, 2025
Wimbledon's main draw begins Monday with four American men ranked in the top 13. Also, for the first time in the tennis tournament's storied history, there won't be line judges. They've been replaced by electronic line calling.
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Jun 30, 2025
Spinning plays a role in dancing in many Slavic countries. One Ukrainian dance studio near Washington, D.C. shows Morning Edition how they do it.
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Jun 30, 2025
The Senate is moving ahead on a massive tax and spending bill after a narrow vote, though major disagreements remain, including over Medicaid changes.
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Jun 27, 2025
The Supreme Court releases opinion on birthright citizenship and other cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep, Carrie Johnson, and Nina Totenberg analyze the decisions.
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Jun 27, 2025
In the first feature film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, Tatami, an Iranian judoka must choose between her country and a run for the gold at the World Judo Championships.
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Jun 27, 2025
The Trump administration has revealed new details about U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear program. But officials still haven't provided evidence on the full extent of the damage.
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Jun 27, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, about how much damage was done to Iran's nuclear capacity.
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Jun 27, 2025
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Morning Edition that "in all likelihood" President Trump exaggerated the damage U.S. bombs made to Iran's nuclear enrichment program.
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Jun 27, 2025
A panel of vaccine advisers handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. concluded a two-day meeting with votes to limit the availability of certain flu vaccines. Their concern is a preservative that has been a source of controversy despite ample evidence that it is safe.
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Jun 27, 2025
NPR's Rachel Martin is joined by Michele Obama to play the Wild Card game, in which guests randomly select questions from a deck of cards.
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Jun 27, 2025
The viral and violent arrest of Narciso Barranco, a landscaper in Southern California, is raising concerns about the tactics used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during workplace raids. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Narciso's son, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
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Jun 27, 2025
A U.S. Marine veteran and son of a man whose violent arrest went viral, said his father always prioritized he and his two Marine brothers' well-being so that they could "give back to this country."
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Jun 27, 2025
In 2003 George W. Bush set up the global health initiative PEPFAR in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over the last couple of decades, it's saved millions of lives for relatively little money. But cuts under the Trump administration have gutted the program. An estimated 70,000 people have died already due to the cutbacks. We speak to journalist Jon Cohen who visited Eswatini and Lesotho to learn about the suspended program's effects on the ground.
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Jun 27, 2025
The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including birthright citizenship. NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks Nina Totenberg about what to expect.
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Jun 27, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep breaks down Thursday's Pentagon briefing on the attack on Iran, before asking arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis what he knows about the state of Iran's nuclear program.
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