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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.

This American pope

The cardinals have elected a new pope: Robert Prevost, a cardinal born in Chicago. He has taken the...

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America's air traffic control problem

Newark Liberty International Airport has been a mess the past week, with hundreds of flights cancelled...

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For LGBTQ Catholics, a lot depends on the next pope

On the eve of the conclave to elect a new pope, some of the biggest questions hanging in the air have...

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Trump's spending cuts are hitting communities of his supporters

President Trump's rapid-fire spending cuts have affected communities all over the country–including...

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Prelude to a conclave: understanding the selection process of a new pope

Days before the beginning of the conclave to select the next pope, NPR's Scott Detrow is in Rome. He...

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Despite talk of peace, Ukraine is still under a barrage of deadly attacks

Over the past few months, world leaders and diplomats have talked about grand plans for ending the war...

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A legal architect of Guantanamo questions Trump's El Salvador plan

The U.S. has sent people it has detained — people it calls terrorists — to a prison overseas —...

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Ford CEO does the math on Trump's auto tariffs

Americans are rushing to car dealerships as they worry about what President Trump's tariffs will do...

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Trumps first 100 days have pushed the limits of presidential power to new levels

President Trump is pushing the boundaries of executive power in nearly every area of policy. From his...

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Trump uses government powers to target perceived enemies

An NPR investigation has been following President Trump's efforts to retaliate against his perceived...

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A severe autism advocate responds to RFK Jr.'s research initiative

About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to...

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How Canada's national election has been largely shaped by Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st state have become some of...

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How a punishing two years shaped Pope Francis

Long before he was elected to run the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis was essentially exiled from...

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Federal agencies are reeling from Trump administration cuts to government

Whether a "chainsaw," per Elon Musk, or "scalpel," as President Trump has said — the Trump administration...

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Americans are protesting the Trump administration. Do they work?

When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil...

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Israel's changing story of an attack on rescue workers

On March 23, the death toll in Gaza surpassed 50,000 people killed by Israeli fire in the war with Hamas.This...

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Maintaining stability is key to the economy. That's getting harder.

What does it take to keep the economy stable? That is a question that Jerome Powell considers every...

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Pope Francis I has died. What happens now?

On Monday morning in Rome Cardinal Kevin Farrell Camerlengo or Cardinal Chamberlain of the Holy Roman...

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Dismantling Democracy: Lessons from Hungary's Viktor Orban

Viktor Orban is in his fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Hungary. In that time, he has dismantled...

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Behind two high-profile deportation cases, a legal crisis grows

This week, two federal judges handling separate immigration cases escalated their attempts to get the...

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Raising kids is costly; Tariffs will make it even more expensive

When it comes to the cost of raising a child from infancy to the age of 17 in the United States –...

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Can the U.S. banish its citizens?

The Trump administration's move to send immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador is the...

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Did DOGE take sensitive labor data?

President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency team, or DOGE, appears to be grabbing sensitive...

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Vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'

Measles is an extremely contagious disease. It's also extremely preventable. There's a vaccine. It's...

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