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Make sense of the day. Every weekday afternoon, the hosts of All Things Considered help you consider the major stories of the day in less than 15 minutes, featuring the reporting and storytelling resources of NPR. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.
What happens if the Education Department is abolished?
"The Department of Education is a big con job." That's just one of the things President Trump has said...
EscucharThe fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance as Trump sides with Russia
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. Three years...
EscucharIs the U.S. headed for autocracy?
Is the United States headed toward autocracy?That's a question prompted by a steady stream of executive...
EscucharWill New York's mayor survive widening scandal?
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, along withother top officials spent much of Tuesday weighing whether...
EscucharWhy are Israel's deals to exchange hostages so lopsided?
An Israeli delegation is in Cairo to hash out details for the second phase of a ceasefire deal with...
EscucharAfter weeks of chaos, the future is uncertain for thousands of federal workers
Across the country and around the world, tens of thousands of federal workers face uncertainty amid...
EscucharBonus Episode: The Aphasia Choir
There are at least two million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into words....
EscucharOusted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"
President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,...
EscucharIn Panama economic needs threaten to erase a way of life
Panama has been looking for solutions to a long-term problem. Every time a ship passes through the Panama...
EscucharTrump says the U.S. will 'own' Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East
The Gaza Strip – ground zero of Israel's war with Hamas – is only about twice the size of Washington,...
EscucharAre we in a constitutional crisis?
President Trump's blizzard of executive orders has run into a snowplow of legal challenges. There are...
EscucharWhat DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government.It...
EscucharTrump 2.0 or Project 2025?
Project 2025, is a 900-plus page blueprint for a conservative President. It was unveiled in the spring...
EscucharBonus Episode: "Margery," the medieval memoirist
For centuries, scholars only had one version of the life of Margery Kempe, an English mystic who lived...
EscucharIs there a Trump Doctrine for Foreign Policy?
A lot of labels have been applied to Trump's foreign policy approach. America First, Isolationist, transactional,...
EscucharThe wider impact of DEI changes under the Trump administration
As President Trump dismantles Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices at the federal level, organizations...
EscucharTrump's Plan for Gaza: American intervention and mass relocation
President Trump floated two stunning ideas about Gaza on Tuesday. The first is he said the U.S. would...
EscucharWhat does Elon Musk get out of remaking the government?
In Washington these days, Elon Musk seems to be everywhere.In the 15 days Donald Trump has been back...
EscucharThe people and the waterway at the center of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal has sat at the center of global trade for more than a century, connecting two oceans....
EscucharIs Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
Most presidents want as much power as they can get. And it's not unusual to see them claim authority...
EscucharA pastor's sermons on social justice causes conflict among congregation
Schools, corporations, even churches, are wrestling with how to approach issues of racial and social...
EscucharInvestigators look for answers in worst U.S. airline crash in two decades
What went wrong in the midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet over Reagan...
EscucharWhat would RFK Jr. mean to HHS?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health...
EscucharMeet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Country music singer Charley Crockett was born and raised in Texas, grew up in a single-wide trailer...
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