Category: NPR

NPR’s Don Gonyea talks to Morgan Sung, host of the KQED podcast ‘Close All Tabs,’ about the rise of the ‘broligarchy’.

The billionaire investor, now 94, also said he would be resigning as CEO at the end of the year. He spoke at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting known as “Woodstock for Capitalists.” (Image credit: (AP Photo/Josh Funk))

The Trump administration’s vision for the American workforce may fall victim to economic instability generated by the administration’s tariff regime.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September. (Image credit: Joel Robine)

Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys. (Image credit: Lydia Schweickart for NPR)

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes. (Image credit: Alex Wong)

EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall number of employees. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

Radio Free Asia is laying off about 90 percent of its staff meaning it is effectively shutting down. It says it can no longer pay people after its funding was cut off by the Trump administration. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey/AP)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to eliminate the Women, Peace and Security Act. He doesn’t have the power to do so, but what is the act’s goal, and what does this mean for women in combat roles?

We hear from Trump voters in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Colorado about what they think of the policies in the first 100 days of the Trump Presidency.

The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness. (Image credit: Joe Raedle)

Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans’ budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the “right reforms,” like work requirements and stopping “improper” spending, could save money. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s comments on social media marked the latest volley in a battle between the administration and the wealthiest college in the world. (Image credit: Sophie Park)

These proposed cuts are to programs that Congress authorizes each year — not to spending on safety nets like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. More details are expected on Friday. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he’s starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump. (Image credit: Eric Thayer)

Mike Waltz is out as national security adviser in the first big shakeup in White House staff since Trump started his second term. Trump will nominate Waltz to serve as ambassador to the UN.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo., about a movement by some Republican lawmakers to reject deep cuts to Medicaid, the low-income federal health insurance program.

After backing Joe Biden in 2020, Asian American voters in Nevada swung decisively toward Donald Trump in 2024. Now, they reflect on how his presidency is going so far. (Image credit: David Becker)

Proposals to bar Members of Congress from trading stocks have stalled for years. But President Trump’s public support of the idea, along with the endorsement of a top Democrat could change the dynamic. (Image credit: BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation’s primary public broadcasters. (Image credit: Charles Dharapak)