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President Trump called for the report in an executive order, titled “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” (Image credit: Evan Vucci)

In the first big shake-up of his inner circle, President Trump said he’s nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz as his UN ambassador.

President Trump’s team is expected to soon preview his first budget proposal. We explain what parts matter.

Donald Trump has passed one hundred days in his second term as president of the United States. We look at how he is reshaping the US relationship with the rest of the world. (Image credit: JIM WATSON)

New York Post is posted.’/> Trump said he would make Secretary of State Marco Rubio his interim national security adviser. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

From the ashes of World War II, President Harry Truman helped create global institutions that have defined international order. President Trump is moving aggressively to scale back that U.S. role. (Image credit: AFP)

California, which has the unique ability to set vehicle standards, has set ambitious rules requiring all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035. The fate of those rules is now up to the Senate. (Image credit: Apu Gomes)

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains “for hours.” (Image credit: John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

A new bill from a top Democrat seeks to close a loophole that federal judges have used to collect pension benefits despite facing credible accusations of wrongdoing by employees. (Image credit: Tom Williams)

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025 — about the Trump administration’s recent actions. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)

In San Francisco Wednesday night, former Vice President Kamala Harris gave a forceful critique of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. It came as she considers a run for governor of California.

Two majority Black cities in Alabama now have Black representation in Congress because of court-ordered redistricting. The progress comes as President Trump pulls back federal diversity initiatives. (Image credit: Emily Kask for NPR)

The Tennessee Legislature aimed to challenge a 1982 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that established a right to education for all students. Republican lawmakers still hope to overturn that. (Image credit: Marianna Bacallao)

The VA Servicing Purchase program has helped about 20,000 veterans avoid foreclosure. But Republicans in Congress have been critical of the program, saying it puts too much taxpayer money at risk. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

Kamala Harris had centered her closing argument of her unsuccessful presidential campaign on the dangers posed by Trump. These were her first major remarks since he took office. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)

Politicians, lawyers and journalists who left behind autocratic systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America see the Trump administration employing similar methods. (Image credit: Peter Kohalmi)

Before a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, President Trump signed actions to give automakers a break from some tariffs. NPR speaks with Macomb County Chief Executive Mark Hackel about the reprieve. (Image credit: Jeff Kowalsky)

NPR’s live coverage examining the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term starts tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

If the bill is signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida would be the second state, after Utah, to ban the additive from its drinking water sources. (Image credit: Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas)

President Trump has shown no deference to Congress in his early day in office, and leaders on Capitol Hill seem willing to cede him more power. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Many of Trump’s actions are a direct challenge to the courts and to Congress, the two branches of government designed to act as checks on presidential power. We look at this power dynamic.

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank which unveiled Project 2025 — about the Trump administration’s recent actions.

We examine Trump’s actions and missteps in first 100 days on the economy, immigration and foreign policy.

Critics see the terminations as an effort to politicize the Holocaust museum. The White House says Trump will appoint new board members “who are also steadfast supporters of the State of Israel.” (Image credit: Angela Weiss)

A once-fringe movement claims having more babies is the only way to save civilization. NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo explain who’s empowering pronatalism today.

House Republicans blocked a resolution that could have forced an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., says it’s because the GOP knows it can’t defend him. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)

The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don’t repay their loans. (Image credit: Yulia Romashko)

House Republicans are focused on passing Trump’s “big beautiful bill” by Memorial Day. And, Steve Bannon shows support for Trump’s agenda in an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep. (Image credit: Scott Olson)

When President Trump took office in 2017, it was a shock to the political system. But his first term looks downright tame compared to the first 100 days of Trump 2.0.