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Host Scott Detrow curates NPR's reporting, analysis and updates on the 47th President, focusing on actions and policies that challenge precedent and upend political norms, raising questions about what a President can do — and whether his efforts will benefit the voters who returned him to power.
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Senate debates how to sustain Social Security benefits
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5923362/senate-debates-how-to-sustain-social-security-benefits
Published: August 6, 2026 14:17
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing yesterday on how to prevent deep cuts to Social Security benefits in a few years. The math is simple but the politics are not.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one.…
Paramount's chairman says lawsuit opposing Warner Bros. merger is political
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/nx-s1-5921403/paramounts-chairman-says-lawsuit-opposing-warner-bros-merger-is-political
Published: August 5, 2026 16:07
An antitrust lawsuit has put Paramount's bid for larger rival Warner Brothers Discovery in jeopardy. Paramount's chairman says the problem is really about politics — and whether he's fit to own CNN.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25…
'Useless, junk prosecutions': legal analyst on DOJ's Reflecting Pool case
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5919583/useless-junk-prosecutions-legal-analyst-on-dojs-reflecting-pool-case
Published: August 4, 2026 16:30
The federal government dropped charges against three individuals in connection with damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, NPR's Rachel Treisman reports. And Steve Inskeep speaks with legal analyst Elliot Williams about the case. Support public…
Former FBI Director Jim Comey asks judge to dismiss criminal case against him
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/nx-s1-5913372/former-fbi-director-jim-comey-asks-judge-to-dismiss-criminal-case-against-him
Published: July 30, 2026 15:06
Former FBI Director Jim Comey is asking a judge to throw out his criminal threats case, arguing he's being singled out as a critic of President Trump. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports.Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+.…
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5911794/anthony-fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-in-rand-paul-senate-hearing
Published: July 29, 2026 15:10
Anthony Fauci declined to answer any questions before a Senate committee focused on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday morning.Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for…
Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5910600/amid-u-s-funding-cuts-the-international-aids-conference-faces-an-uncertain-future
Published: July 28, 2026 15:33
The fate of the global campaign to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is now in doubt, as the Trump administration's aid cuts have taken a tremendous toll.Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at…
Smithsonian museum to get Trump-ordered warning about 'inaccurate information'
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5909223/smithsonian-museum-to-get-trump-ordered-warning-about-inaccurate-information
Published: July 27, 2026 15:24
President Trump says Smithsonian exhibits are anti-white and dishonest. Museum leaders react to Trump's order that signage be placed outside a museum that "corrects inaccurate information."Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free…
Subpoenas, lawsuits, and Trump's increasingly hostile relationship with the press
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/24/nx-s1-5906819/subpoenas-lawsuits-and-trumps-increasingly-hostile-relationship-with-the-press
Published: July 24, 2026 20:23
Ahead of Friday night's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, NPR senior political correspondent Tamara Keith and media correspondent David Folkenflik discuss Trump’s ever-shifting relationship with the press.Support NPR and hear every episode of…
Trump ramps up aggression toward Iran despite dwindling support at home
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5904518/trump-ramps-up-aggression-toward-iran-despite-dwindling-support-at-home
Published: July 23, 2026 15:08
President Trump is lobbing new threats at Iran as polling shows even his base is getting weary of the Iran war. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.See…
Trump's new tariff threats fuel economic uncertainty in Canada
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/22/nx-s1-5902990/trumps-new-tariff-threats-fuel-economic-uncertainty-in-canada
Published: July 22, 2026 15:31
President Trump's renewed tariff threats are rattling businesses, consumers and lawmakers in Canada, raising concerns about the potential impact. Then, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with longtime Canadian journalist Peter Mansbridge about how Canada views…