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The executive order directs government agencies to use all available tools to prosecute or remove perpetrators of antisemitic harassment and violence, especially on college campuses.
NPR NewsThe president says up to 30,000 criminal migrants deported from the United States could be housed at the facility in Cuba, but it wasn't immediately clear how the plan would be implemented.
NPR NewsRadar tracking sites show the passenger jet appears to have fallen into the frigid Potomac River. Officials at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport say all takeoffs and landings were halted.
NPR NewsMeta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack.
NPR NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. faced senators today in a contentious confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary under President Trump. He's a former Democrat — turned independent presidential candidate — turned Trump loyalist.He's also someone who has pushed vaccine misinformation, something he was repeatedly questioned about during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.HHS is a massive system that oversees everything from the Food and Drug Administration to vaccine funding to the Affordable Care Act. What do we know about how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. would run it? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.orgEmail us at considerthis@npr.org
NPR NewsThe president directed several departments to submit plans for using federal funds to expand school choice.
NPR NewsThe billionaire Wall Street CEO fielded questions about tariffs, China's AI progress, broadband access, allegiance to Trump and the revival of American mining and semiconductor production.
NPR NewsFor many, the Lunar New Year is a time to reflect on people they have lost. But it's also a time to set intentions and welcome the new energy of the future.
NPR NewsThe move to revoke the extension of temporary protected status would make hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans eligible for deportation.
NPR NewsSteve Witkoff helped negotiate the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. His visit to Gaza pn Wednesday was the first by a senior U.S. official in more than a decade.
NPR NewsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.
NPR NewsSharaa was already de facto head of Syria's government ever since a coalition of rebel fighters swept through most of Syria and ousted Assad's regime.
NPR NewsIt's the first time New York students will have the day off for the Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023. In 2024, the holiday fell on a Saturday.
NPR NewsThe bill is named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed last year by a Venezuelan man without legal status who had a criminal record.
NPR NewsStaff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.
NPR NewsUnions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration to resign from their jobs by Feb. 6 and still be paid through September.
NPR NewsThe Fed held interest rates steady as it continues to combat inflation. President Trump wants to see lower rates, but some of his policies could fuel more price hikes.
NPR NewsA new OMB memo appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said only the original memo was rescinded not the freeze itself.
NPR NewsThe DOJ asked a federal court to dismiss its case against two men indicted for allegedly helping Trump conceal classified documents. Prosecutors dropped Trump from the case after his election win.
NPR NewsTribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
NPR NewsThe Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.
NPR NewsThe Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.
NPR NewsNow that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.
NPR NewsSpasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment.
NPR NewsPresident Trump's actions this week reveal his broad effort to reshape the federal government. And, the new Nation's Report Card shows the pandemic's impact on education nearly five years later.
NPR NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.
NPR NewsThe fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.
NPR NewsPresident Trump signed an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for children and teenagers under the age of 19.
NPR NewsA thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.
NPR NewsCharley Crockett has come a long way from his days busking on the streets of New Orleans. Now, he performs at theaters in front of thousands of people. To cap it all off, he's up for his first Grammy.