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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.
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,...
EscucharFlooding is common in Texas Hill Country. This was different
Imagine standing in water shallow enough to just barely hit the soles of your feet. And then it rises...
EscucharWhen it comes to vaccines, how are pediatricians restoring trust?
If you're a parent, decisions about vaccines have gotten a lot more confusing recently. Robert F. Kennedy,...
EscucharThe songs that define America
Independence Day means different things to each of us. On this 249th birthday for America, we spend...
EscucharThe Trump domestic policy megabill is set to become law
President Trump put essentially his entire domestic agenda in one bill.It would significantly cut clean...
EscucharSaving history one story at a time
This summer marks 80 years since the end of World War II when Allied forces liberated Nazi-occupied...
EscucharHouse Speaker may have to make a lot of promises to get bill to Trump's desk
The massive tax and spending bill central to President Trump's agenda is one step closer to reality.After...
EscucharWhy a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise
The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing...
EscucharWhat this term says about where the Supreme Court is headed
A number of Supreme Court decisions handed down this term have expanded the power of the president while...
EscucharIran's nuclear sites got bombed. North Korea? It's another story
Although President Trump launched air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, the administration...
EscucharThe Supreme Court just lifted a key check on presidential power
Three different federal judges have issued nationwide blocks to President Trump's executive order to...
EscucharAutism rates have exploded. Could the definition be partly to blame?
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about...
EscucharWe're not built for this heat
Tens of millions of people across the US are currently under a heat advisory. And the extreme heat isn't...
EscucharMedical views on self-managed abortion shifting since overturn of Roe
Three years ago, the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States.As...
EscucharIran launches missiles at U.S. base in Qatar
On Monday, Iran struck back against the United States, firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. The...
EscucharWhat are the wider repercussions of the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites?
The U.S. joined Israel's war on Iran and over the weekend bombed three of the country's nuclear sites,...
EscucharCovering the military parade and a No Kings rally on the same day
Frank Langfitt has covered the world. Now he reports for NPR as a roving correspondent, focusing on...
EscucharHow Gabby Giffords is grappling with the rise in political violence
Last weekend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, were shot and...
EscucharAfghans in the US have lost protected status. What happens now?
Many Afghans who helped the US military or who were persecuted by the Taliban for other reasons found...
EscucharLessons from Iraq, as Trump teases attacks on Iran
In 2003, the U.S. launched a war in Iraq based on what turned out to be bad intelligence about weapons...
EscucharWhat's at stake in the conflict between Israel and Iran?
The United States has worked for decades to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Now Israel...
EscucharThe big SCOTUS decisions looming
Around this time every year, the U.S. Supreme Court ends its term with a bang. The Justices typically...
EscucharIs this the end of the rule of law in America?
Since the start of his second term, President Trump has been at odds with the federal courts.The protests...
EscucharThe spending cuts one state could face if Trump's massive bill becomes law
Kentucky is one of the poorest states and is likely to see billions of dollars cut from Medicaid and...
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