The ruling marked a win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that displays would isolate students — especially those who are not Christian. (Image credit: John Bazemore)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for a vote on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill next week, but big hurdles remain inside the GOP.
We discuss the politics surrounding the war between Israel and Iran, the latest on the GOP’s tax and spending bill, and the release of student protester Mahmoud Khalil.
Sophie and Colin Hortman remember their parents, Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman, as “the bright lights at the center of our lives.” The couple was murdered in their home last weekend. (Image credit: Steven Garcia)
The suspect in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband texted, “Dad went to war last night,’ evoking the language of the far right, Christian anti-abortion movement. (Image credit: Stephen Maturen)
Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for Voice of America and its sister news outlets wonder what happens to them now that the Trump administration has gutted their parent agency. (Image credit: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The watchdog group American Oversight had asked a federal judge to order top national security officials to preserve any messages they may have sent on the private messaging app Signal. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
Police say Trenton Abston, 25, came to Mayor Paul Young’s home armed with a Taser. Officers allegedly found rope and duct tape in his car. (Image credit: Shelby County Sheriff Office)
Trump’s Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president’s efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard. (Image credit: Rick Friedman)
Since his first term, Trump has promised action on everything from tax legislation to health care within a fortnight — only for his announcements to materialize months later or not at all. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)
Last weekend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a police officer. The attack comes amid a rise in political violence. Last year alone, Capitol Police investigated more than 9,000 threats against members of the…
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her executive director Emma Brown about political violence in the U.S. in the wake of the attack on Minnesota state legislators.
The Trump administration is slashing jobs at Voice of America’s parent agency by 85%. Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for the broadcaster wonder what happens next. (Image credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Republican strategist Sarah Longwell says getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict would be an “unforgivable sin” to many Trump supporters. (Image credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children. (Image credit: Annie Otzen/Getty Images)
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Sarah Longwell, publisher of “The Bulwark” and host of “The Focus Group” podcast, about the current divide among Trump supporters.
President Trump says he’ll decide in the next two weeks whether launch military strikes against Iran. Meanwhile, the conflict is creating divisions among some of Trump’s most vocal supporters.
The video of John Spitzberg’s arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)
President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to limit how much debt the U.S. takes on. Once we reach…