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Media Tour Of The Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas

National

Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees

6:04pm January 16, 2025

One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there?

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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who faces genocide charges, has applied for a visa to come to the U.S. for the annual United Nations General Assembly next week. The U.S. has not yet said whether he'll be allowed in the country.

Will The U.S. Grant A Visa To Sudan's Indicted Leader?

by Michele Kelemen

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Composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone leads the chamber-pop ensemble San Fermin.

Music & Culture

A Young Composer Steps Outside Of Himself (And Into Pop)

by NPR Staff

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Obama's Latest Challenges Go Beyond The GOP

by Scott Horsley

Congressional Republicans are trying to use budget deadlines to extract concessions from the president on his signature health care law. And they aren't alone in choosing this time to test the president's mettle — liberal Democrats have been pressuring Obama, too.

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