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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.

How firing hundreds of employees this year has transformed the Justice Department

This year, hundreds of employees at the Justice Department have been fired, sometimes over clashes with...

A new executive order tackles causes of homelessness. Why are some advocates worried?

President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a...

What reporting in Gaza shows amid Trump's break from Netanyahu on starvation

New light has emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump,...

Facing persistent scrutiny over Epstein, the Trump administration rehashes 2016 probe

President Trump traveled to Scotland to talk trade with the EU and play golf. But as soon as he landed...

Texas floods: how to talk to people on the worst day of their lives

At least 135 people died earlier this month when floods swept through the Texas Hill Country. As in...

How have RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies impacted America's public health?

Before he entered politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a career out of stoking doubt about vaccines,...

Six months in, how Trump has changed the Education Department.

Federal education policy has seen a lot of changes since President Trump's inauguration. For example,...

Six months of 'shock and awe' on immigration enforcement

Since returning to office, President Trump has moved swiftly to upend decades of federal policy—from...

A civil rights organization declares a 'state of emergency' in the U.S.

As a candidate in 2024, President Trump promised – often – to end what he and other conservatives...

Is Emil Bove the face of a new MAGA judiciary?

President Trump helped reshape the federal courts during his first term in office. And he relied heavily...

With plea deals canceled, what happens next with the Guantanamo 9/11 trials?

Plea deals with the 9/11 defendants, including for the alleged ringleader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have...

Florida: the frontline of Trump's immigration crackdown

NPR correspondent Jasmine Garsd has taken several reporting trips to Florida recently, a state seeing...

Trump says no one cares about Epstein. Why won't his base let it go?

One of the narratives at the heart of President Trump's political movement is this: American society...

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential...

Will air traffic control's $12.5 billion update fix employee morale?

Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testified on Capitol Hill, where he thanked Congress...

Tariffs are a tax. Are you already paying it?

It's been over three months since President Trump announced very big across-the-board tariffs on imports...

Climate change is fueling brutal rainstorms. Here's how to stay safe

It's not just Texas. In the past couple of weeks, communities all around the country have been hit with...

Trump threatens Russia over Ukraine. Will it make a difference?

President Trump has made some big shifts in U.S. policy on Russia's war with Ukraine lately. In the...

What do we know about what's driving political violence?

It's been a year since the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania and the...

Inside the Diddy trial: why it felt like a watch party at the courthouse

On July 2nd, Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges he faced: racketeering and sex trafficking....

When old oil wells become 'orphans,' that's a problem

All across the U.S., there are aging oil and natural gas wells no longer in use.A lot of them don't...

A harrowing journey to find food in Gaza

Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR's Anas Baba is from Gaza,...

After devastating floods a Central Texas community comes together

It's been nearly a week since devastating flooding tore through Kerr County, Texas killing more than...

The U.S. birth rate is falling fast. Why? It's complicated

The total fertility rate is a small number with big consequences.It measures how many babies, on average,...

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