Trump is expected to announce 10 executive actions on immigration upon swearing in
President-elect Donald Trump is set to announce a series of executive actions on immigration after he is sworn in on Monday.
Multiple probes examine security failures that led to Trump assassination attempt
Congress is asking hard questions of the Secret Service in order to get to the bottom of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last weekend.
What did Vance's speech at the RNC reveal about the future of the GOP?
With J.D. Vance's speech at the convention, a new, young voice in Republican national politics was given its loudest megaphone. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sarah Isgur, an editor at The Dispatch.
Morning news brief
Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance is welcomed by party faithful. Lawmakers plan a series of hearings next week over the Trump assassination attempt. And President Biden has COVID.
'The Indicator from Planet Money': The young trolls of Wall Street are growing up
Retail traders are still buying stocks as much as they were during the pandemic, subverting expectations that they would go away after people returned to work and their pre-COVID lives.
Remembering Bernice Johnson Reagon of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.
Why the dark, musical-comedy 'The Witch of Konotop' has Ukrainians enthralled
A play about witches is selling out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Critics say that even though the plot takes place centuries ago, the play's takeaways and parallels to today resonate with Ukrainians.
Morning news brief
Republicans vow to "make America safe again," but the statistics contradict their claims of growing crime. Democrats who want to keep President Biden off the ballot oppose an obscure party rule.
The hosts of the '5-4' podcast irreverently examine the Supreme Court's term
How do the self-described "leftist" hosts of the hit Supreme Court podcast "5-4" size up the high court's latest term? NPR speaks with the lawyers behind the irreverent show.
The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is America’s longest-running gay rodeo
Colorado claims to have the longest-running gay rodeo in America. The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is a place to challenge hyper-masculine expectations in country and western culture.
A Hezbollah spokesman tells NPR it will stop firing if fighting in Gaza ends
The war in Gaza is more than nine months old. Fears are growing that ongoing cross-border strikes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah could escalate into all-out war in the north as well.
National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. The NEA describes it as the nation’s highest honor in jazz.