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U.S. soybean farmers urge Trump to ease tariffs on China to protect their industry
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/1268199626/us-soybean-farmers-urge-trump-ease-tariffs-china
Published: April 14, 2025 14:54
Soybean farmers are urging the White House to abandon its tariffs on China to protect their industry. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
White House orders NIH to research trans 'regret' and 'detransition'
Published: April 11, 2025 14:20
The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to study the physical and mental health effects of undergoing gender transition, including regret. The research comes at a time when the administration has cut hundreds of grants for…
President Trump blinks on tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665402/podcast-trump-tariff
Published: April 10, 2025 16:21
Facing pressure from world markets, President Trump stepped back from his plans to slap steep tariffs on a broad range of countries — except for China.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report?
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665401/trump-getting-physical-what-is-included-in-report
Published: April 9, 2025 16:44
President Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. NPR's Tamara Keith has more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Tariff forecast: higher prices, slower growth, no sign of an off-ramp
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/1263104677/trade-war-higher-prices-slower-growth-recession
Published: April 8, 2025 18:57
President Trump's trade war is rattling businesses and financial markets around the world, and many investors are eager to see an off-ramp. NPR's Scott Horsley explains why there may not be one. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
How free speech is changing under Trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/1268199624/trump-chilling-effect-free-speech
Published: April 7, 2025 16:00
Many Americans are worried that their First Amendment right to free speech is fading. NPR's Morning Edition has talked to legal experts, activists, immigration lawyers, scientists, students, teachers and others over several weeks to understand why. This…
Why local cops are now more likely to know if someone is wanted by ICE
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665417/federal-government-local-police-database-ice-trump
Published: April 3, 2025 17:53
The federal government has added hundreds of thousands of immigration arrest warrants to a national database used by local police, meaning cops are more likely to know if someone is wanted by ICE. NPR's Martin Kaste reports. Learn more about sponsor…
Who loses in Trump cuts to universities? Former Obama official reacts
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665400/trump-education-cuts-ezekiel-emanuel
Published: April 2, 2025 14:34
The Trump administration pledged this week to withhold millions from various colleges and universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and Harvard University. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the vice provost for global initiatives at…
Trump says he's 'not joking' about a third term. What's going on?
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/1263104675/trump-not-joking-third-term
Published: April 1, 2025 14:17
President Trump recently declined to rule out running for a third term, setting up questions about the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution which implements a two-term limit for the presidency. NPR's Domenico Montanaro explains. Learn more about sponsor…
Out-of-state billionaires spend big money in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/1268199622/billionaires-donate-big-money-in-wisconsin-supreme-court
Published: March 31, 2025 14:12
Wisconsin's Supreme Court race on Tuesday could rake in $100 million in donations, with the most coming from out-of-state billionaires, including Elon Musk, George Soros, the Uihleins and JB Pritzker. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Trump orders 'restoring' American history through Smithsonian overhaul
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665397/trump-orders-smithsonian-overhaul
Published: March 28, 2025 14:39
The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
House Intelligence Committee grills national security officials over Signal chat
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665420/house-intelligence-committee-national-security-signal
Published: March 27, 2025 16:55
After the publication of a Signal chat with plans for striking Houthi rebels in Yemen, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee grilled officials over their handling of national security, while Republicans urged a focus on the mission's success. NPR's…
Desks, wi-fi, toilet paper in short supply for some feds ordered back to office
Published: March 26, 2025 13:48
Federal workers have been ordered back into offices only to face shortages of desks, computer monitors, parking and even toilet paper. Others are still waiting to find out if they will be assigned to a building near where they live or asked to relocate…
In legal battles over his agenda, Trump puts support for his policies to the test
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665395/podcast-trump-legal-agenda
Published: March 25, 2025 14:37
As courts continue to push back against President Trump and his policies, the White House is showing no intention of allowing the narrative about the administration's legal challenges to stay inside the courtroom. Read more.Learn more about sponsor message…
Did the unitary executive theory pave the way for President Trump's second term?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/1268199620/unitary-executive-theory-pave-way-trump-second-term
Published: March 24, 2025 14:59
In the past month, two federal judges have ordered federal agencies to reinstate thousands of federal employees, including those at USDA, decisions the Trump administration strongly disagrees with and is appealing, and that has led to a stressful state of…
The future of federal support for farmers
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665394/podcast-agriculture
Published: March 20, 2025 14:25
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ann Veneman, President George W. Bush's agriculture secretary, about the relationship between farmers and the federal government. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Federal judge says USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
Published: March 19, 2025 14:16
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and his DOGE team likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down USAID. Trump said the administration will appeal the decision. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
How President Trump is testing executive power
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1267665392/podcast-executive-power
Published: March 18, 2025 14:21
The Trump administration flew planes with Venezuelan detainees to a prison in El Salvador, despite a court order blocking the flights. A judge is demanding the DOJ explain why it ignored the ruling. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
More than 50 universities under investigation as part of Trump's anti-DEI crackdown
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634136/podcast-education-dei
Published: March 17, 2025 14:56
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of Trump's campaign to end DEI programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian students.Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Trump takes birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634132/podcast-citizenship
Published: March 14, 2025 14:05
The Trump administration is taking its fight to nullify birthright citizenship to the U.S. Supreme Court. To date, every court to have considered Trump's executive order, issued on day one of his administration, has blocked it. But he is persisting. Learn…
How a Kentucky distillery plans to survive during the constantly shifting trade wars
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/1238782127/kentucky-bourbon-economic-uncertainty
Published: March 13, 2025 16:22
As the U.S. is embattled in a shifting trade war with Canada and impending tariffs from the European Union loom, bourbon makers in Kentucky are trying to find their footing and plan a path forward. Plus, NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, an…
Trump backs off of Canada tariff hike as Ontario lets up on electricity threat
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1263104669/podcast-tariffs
Published: March 12, 2025 14:14
The day before steel and aluminum tariffs on all U.S. trading partners are set to go into effect, President Trump announced — and then hours later rescinded — tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum at double the rate of the rest of the world. Learn more…
Federal judge halts deportation of pro-Palestinian activist arrested by ICE
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634128/podcast-activist-deportation
Published: March 11, 2025 16:16
Hear an update on Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student and protest leader arrested by ICE over the weekend. A federal judge has halted his deportation. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy…
The Trump administration claims credit for a quiet border. The data say otherwise
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634127/podcast-quiet-border
Published: March 10, 2025 15:34
The U.S.-Mexico border is quieter than it's been in years. Vice President Vance says the Trump administration deserves the credit, but migrant apprehensions have been falling for months. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
What cuts to global air monitoring could mean for the U.S. — and other countries
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634126/trump-cuts-global-air-monitoring-state-department
Published: March 7, 2025 15:25
The U.S. State Department said it would stop publishing global air pollution data as part of attempts to shrink federal spending. The program set a worldwide standard for measuring air quality. NPR's Emily Feng reports. Learn more about sponsor message…
Trump gives automakers a tariff break
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/1236928615/trump-gives-automakers-a-break-tariffs
Published: March 6, 2025 16:15
President Trump says U.S. automakers will get a one-month break on steep tariffs for Canadian and Mexican goods. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
A few words about the future of federal funding
Published: March 6, 2025 08:00
This is a special message providing updates to our supporters about the future of federal funding for public media. For nearly fifty years, a bipartisan majority in Congress has supported funding for public media, and these efforts. But, today calls to…
A recap of President Trump's Tuesday night address to Congress
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1263104644/podcast-speech-recap
Published: March 5, 2025 14:55
In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump talked about his work to secure the border, slash the size of the government, and his new tariffs. He also repeated his plans to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, and suggested that an…
Poll: Majorities say state of the union is not strong, & Trump is rushing change
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634125/poll-march-2025
Published: March 3, 2025 19:11
Majorities say the state of the union is not strong, that the country is headed in the wrong direction and President Trump is rushing to make changes without considering their impact, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.Learn more about sponsor message…
Farmers will be hit hard by the dismantling of USAID
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/01/1235173131/farmers-hit-hard-usaid-cuts
Published: February 28, 2025 16:09
A pause on the release of $2 billion in foreign aid could affect the government's longest-running permanent program for international food assistance — Food for Peace. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Can the president override Congress on spending? It depends on 'impoundment'
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634122/podcast-impoundment
Published: February 27, 2025 15:34
Can the president spend less money than congress directed be spent? It comes down to a legal question around what's known as impoundment. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
How the White House's war on DEI is changing the Defense Department
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634120/white-house-war-dei-changing-defense-department
Published: February 26, 2025 15:12
White House's efforts to target the so-called "woke" military is impacting long-standing relationships and practices at the Defense Department, including recruiting of women and people of color. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department
Published: February 25, 2025 17:51
The fight over the U.S. Department of Education has begun, but the battle lines are a little blurry.President Trump says he wants to close the department, and the Senate is expected to vote soon on the confirmation of Linda McMahon, his nominee to be…
'You can't interpret silence to be a resignation:' email stokes confusion
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/1263104639/doge-email-confusion-anger
Published: February 24, 2025 16:11
Federal employees were told they have until the end of Monday to detail what they accomplished last week or face firing. Some bosses said to hold on before replying to the email, stoking confusion. NPR's Emma Bowman reports. Learn more about sponsor…
Elon Musk's role in government raises conflict-of-interest issues
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/1233127304/elon-musk-doge-conflict-of-interest
Published: February 21, 2025 14:47
Elon Musk is working to slash federal spending while also promoting his business ventures. Experts in government ethics are worried he's acting in his own best interest and not in the country's, as NPR's Tamara Keith reports. Learn more about sponsor…
Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634117/trump-expanded-power-independent-agencies
Published: February 20, 2025 15:45
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to give the president greater power over independent regulatory agencies — government entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control.Well-known independent regulatory agencies include…
'Nightmare Scenario:' Trump Admin Cuts Europe Out Of Ukraine Talks
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/19/1263104637/trump-admin-cuts-europe-out-of-ukraine-talks
Published: February 17, 2025 16:04
European leaders have called an emergency meeting in Paris Monday after the Trump administration has cut Europe out of negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. "Their worst nightmare has come true," Elie Tennenbaum, a security expert at the French…
DOJ official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/15/1231684417/doj-jan-6-emil-bove
Published: February 14, 2025 15:31
The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own history with Jan. 6 cases. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy…
Trump's aggressive foreign policy decisions have shaken the globe
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634112/trump-foreign-policy-gaza
Published: February 13, 2025 16:09
Many of President Trump's foreign policy moves, including suspending foreign aid and saying the U.S. should take over Gaza, have shaken the globe. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Republicans split on best path to advance Trump's agenda in Congress
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634110/republicans-split-trump-agenda-congress
Published: February 12, 2025 17:07
House and Senate Republicans are charting competing courses to implement President Trump's top agenda items, including boosting funds for security along the U.S. southern border and extending tax cuts. The Senate budget committee is expected to begin…
President Trump's second administration and Project 2025
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/1266273109/trump-project-2025
Published: February 11, 2025 16:05
Back in April 2023, a conservative political operative named Paul Dans laid out what was basically a political battle plan. It was called Project 2025, a 900-plus-page blueprint for a future conservative president. After the plan became a Democratic…
Some states ramp up pressure on local law enforcement to aid immigration efforts
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/1263104635/local-law-enforcement-immigration
Published: February 10, 2025 15:10
The DOJ's lawsuit against Chicago's sanctuary laws is the most visible effort to force local police to help with immigration enforcement. But the more serious pressure is coming from states. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Trump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplash
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/08/1229996820/trump-flood-zone
Published: February 7, 2025 14:32
This has been a wild week, with way more news coming out of the new administration than anyone can follow.And that's likely by design.Through this analysis, we will attempt to wade through the flood, identify and explain some of the biggest things that…
Georgia sheriffs slow to implement new federal immigration law due to lack of funding
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/1265874580/laken-riley-georgia-sheriffs
Published: February 6, 2025 15:06
After the murder of Laken Riley last year by a Venezuelan migrant, Georgia enacted a law meant to crack down on illegal immigration. But a lack of funding is dampening its effect. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR…
Trump floats idea to make Gaza Strip 'the Riviera of the Middle East'
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/1263104629/trump-floats-gaza-takeover-riviera-middle-east
Published: February 5, 2025 16:59
President Trump suggested at a Tuesday press conference that Gaza's nearly 2 million residents should leave the Palestinian enclave and proposed the U.S. take it over and redevelop it. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Yousef Munayyer, a senior fellow at the…
President Trump is trying to dramatically reshape the federal government
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/1265451914/trump-reshape-government
Published: January 29, 2025 15:23
President Trump is trying to dramatically reshape the federal government, including remaking the federal workforce itself. While his directives are sweeping, they are facing legal challenges. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Hegseth has signaled he may halt efforts to fight extremism in the military
Published: January 28, 2025 15:45
For years, Republicans in Congress have been trying to cut Pentagon initiatives to fight extremism in the military. Now, the Trump administration may be poised to end those anti-extremism efforts. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump threatens tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/26/1263160747/trump-colombia-tariffs
Published: January 27, 2025 15:50
A war of words and threats of tariffs brought Colombia and the U.S. to the brink of a trade war, after the Latin American ally initially said it would not take U.S. planes carrying deported migrants. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
What designating cartels as terrorist organizations means in practice
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/25/1226810020/trump-cartels-terrorist-org
Published: January 24, 2025 15:53
President Trump has signed an executive order about designating cartels as terrorist organizations. The U.S. already has tools to go after cartels, but a designation could broaden those options. Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Trump's crackdown on DEIA programs within the federal government is underway
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634109/podcast-trump-deia
Published: January 23, 2025 15:45
Federal agencies had a Wednesday deadline to place employees of DEIA offices on paid leave — and to take down any of mention of DEIA programs and initiatives from agency websites and social media.Then, The Trump administration says it will no longer…
Trump says he wants tariffs to start February first
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634108/trump-tariffs-denali-mckinley
Published: January 22, 2025 16:02
President Trump says he's looking at Feb.1 as the day when he'll slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico — two countries his first administration negotiated a trade deal with. Then, an executive order to rename an Alaskan mountain with the highest peak in North…
President Trump signed a slew of executive actions on day one
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/21/1262633949/trump-executive-actions-j6-immigration
Published: January 21, 2025 16:54
President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 police officers. Then, President Trump kicked off a slew of executive…
What to expect today as Trump takes the oath of office for a second time
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/1263160743/trump-new-term
Published: January 20, 2025 17:19
President-elect Trump will get sworn in today for his second term in the White House. We preview what we know about the day.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Trump Begins Presidency In Delicate Position, Poll Finds
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/1264748242/trump-npr-news-marist-poll
Published: January 15, 2025 15:25
As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an "unprecedented and powerful mandate," Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he…
Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against Trump was enough to convict him
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/1262633950/podcast-special-counsel-report
Published: January 14, 2025 15:23
The Department of Justice's long-awaited election interference report against Donald Trump, released early Tuesday, said the evidence against the president-elect would have led to his conviction at trial — if not for his election victory that led to…
Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/12/1263160745/national-security-team-confirmation-hearings
Published: January 13, 2025 15:36
President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
After Trump's criminal sentence, 'a new era of American history'
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634107/what-donald-trumps-sentencing-means
Published: January 12, 2025 13:29
This episode: Scott Detrow talks about the legal and political implications of Donald Trump's sentence in the New York hush money case with NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and University of Baltimore Law Professor Kim…
Trump Is Sentenced In Hush Money Case
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/11/1224166312/trump-is-sentenced-in-hush-money-case
Published: January 10, 2025 17:36
President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will not face fines, prison, or any other penalties.The former and future president appeared virtually in a Manhattan…
Big tech gets ready for Trump's return
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/1263160755/podcast-tech-trump
Published: January 8, 2025 16:03
Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There's talk of a "Manhattan Project" for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and misuse of the technology will grow under Trump. And, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of…
Four years after the Capitol riot, its meaning and legacy are still debated
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/1262633943/trump-january-6
Published: January 7, 2025 16:02
Trump has promised to pardon many who were involved in the violence of Jan 6. Experts on authoritarianism and extremism say that promise adds to the debate over how the day will be remembered. NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Odette Yousef.Learn more about…
How Trump can end the war in Ukraine, according to a former ambassador
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/1222841902/podcast-mcfaul-trump
Published: January 3, 2025 16:45
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs, "How Trump Can End the War in Ukraine."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Democrats worry Trump may chip away at Biden's progress on clean energy
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/31/1262633935/podcast-trump-biden-energy
Published: January 2, 2025 15:24
NPR's A MartĂnez has a conversation about the present and future of green energy in the U.S. with outgoing Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Immigrants with Temporary Protected Status fear deportation as Trump returns
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/24/1262633952/trump-temporary-protective-status
Published: December 24, 2024 14:37
With President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House next month, some are worried their protected status could soon end. Trump has vowed a massive deportation campaign and sharp immigration restrictions, including slashing the TPS program, as he…
What the spending fight portends for the next Congress and the Trump administration
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/22/1263160746/spending-fight-congress-trump
Published: December 23, 2024 16:22
The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit families right before the holidays. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports.Learn more about sponsor message choices:…
Do election victories really give presidents a 'mandate'?
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634106/podcast-mandate-cbp-one
Published: December 20, 2024 15:24
Presidents throughout history have claimed elections gave them mandates that justify their policy plans, but that's not quite the case. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports.Then, Tom Homan has vowed to end the CBP One program. Now migrants seeking asylum are…
How the GOP went from promoting free trade to backing Trump's proposed tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/21/1220910111/trump-threatens-tariffs
Published: December 19, 2024 16:00
As he prepares to take office again, President-elect Trump has threatened a wide range of tariffs. It's an about-face in the Republican Party, which once was known for boosting free trade. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has the story.Learn more about sponsor…
How Democrats & the tech industry are approaching Trump differently
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/17/1262633936/podcast-dems-tech-trump
Published: December 17, 2024 15:26
The first time Donald Trump was elected president, blue state Democrats asserted themselves as the frontline of the resistance. Now, they say they're making an intentional decision to stay calm. Then, the tech industry is courting President-elect Donald…
This former Trump official doesn't want a pardon from President Biden
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/15/1263160748/podcast-isgur-pardon
Published: December 16, 2024 14:45
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with legal analyst Sarah Isgur about her recent New York Times op-ed titled "I Don't Want a Pardon from Biden. None of us should."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis pushes back on some Trump ideas
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/14/1219283977/gov-jared-polis-talks-trump
Published: December 12, 2024 16:43
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. Jared Polis about his thoughts on the incoming Trump administration, and the power of pardons. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
How Kash Patel has used children's books & podcasts to promote conspiracy theories
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/08/1263160744/podcast-kash-patel
Published: December 10, 2024 14:44
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to head the FBI, has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in the first Trump administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories and selling merchandise. NPR's Lisa Hagen reports.Learn…
Who is Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634102/pete-hegseth-secretary-of-defense
Published: December 5, 2024 15:38
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Yorker writer Jane Mayer about her latest article on Secretary of Defense nominee Pete…
Inside RFK Jr.'s nonprofit's legal battles over vaccines and public health
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634101/podcast-rfk-jr-vaccine-group
Published: December 4, 2024 15:27
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.Children's Health Defense is an anti-vaccination nonprofit chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In recent years, the nonprofit has…
Former FBI lawyer says Trump's plan to shake up FBI leadership is unprecedented
Published: December 3, 2024 14:59
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrew Weissmann, a top lawyer at the FBI from 2011-2013, about…
Trump says he intends to nominate loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/10/1262633944/trump-to-nominate-kash-patel
Published: December 2, 2024 15:23
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be replacing FBI director Chris Wray with Kash Patel, a…
The man who helped roll back abortion rights now wants to 'crush liberal dominance'
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/1262633938/trumpsterms-draft-12-04-2024
Published: November 27, 2024 16:10
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.Leonard Leo was a key architect of the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court that rolled back the federal right to an…
Trump plans to use presidential power to control spending
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/30/1216047191/podcast-trump-empoundment
Published: November 26, 2024 15:21
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.President-elect Trump wants to roll back spending that Congress has already approved. But a 1974 law may stand in his way. NPR's…
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is Trump's pick for treasury secretary
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/26/1262633946/podcast-bessant-treasury
Published: November 25, 2024 15:00
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.This episode: President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary. He'll be…
President-elect Trump picks Pam Bondi as nominee for attorney general
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262634098/pam-bondi-picked-attorney-general
Published: November 22, 2024 15:52
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration. This episode: President-elect Trump has named Pam Bondi, formerly Florida's top prosecutor, as his new nominee for attorney…
Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick for attorney general, withdraws
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262607382/matt-gaetz-trumps-pick-for-attorney-general-withdraws
Published: November 21, 2024 19:15
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration. This episode: despite what he called "excellent meetings with Senators," former congressman Matt Gaetz said Thursday he is…
Sexual misconduct and drug allegations against Trump's pick for attorney general
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1262607384/matt-gaetz-allegations-committee-report-ryan-lucas
Published: November 21, 2024 01:22
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration. This episode: attorney representing two women who testified before a House committee is revealing what his clients said about…
What Trump's pick for chief of staff reveals about women who work for him
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/23/1215004111/trump-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles-women-maga
Published: November 20, 2024 21:43
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration.This episode: Trump campaign manager Susie Wiles will be the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff. Annie Karni of…
What would massive cuts to the federal government look like?
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1261413310/trump-budget-cuts-overhaul-maya-macguineas-michel-martin
Published: November 20, 2024 21:00
Trump's Trials is now Trump's Terms. Each episode, host Scott Detrow curates NPR coverage of the incoming Trump administration. This episode: what would it mean to cut trillions of dollars from the federal budget — and is it even possible? NPR's Michel…
Introducing Trump's Terms
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1261413306/trumps-trials-now-trumps-terms
Published: November 20, 2024 17:36
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…
Manhattan D.A. suggests postponing Trump's sentence until he's out of office
Published: November 19, 2024 21:51
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Juana Summers speaks with NPR reporter Ximena Bustillo.Manhattan judge Juan Marchand is struggling with the question of what to do with the criminal conviction against President-elect Donald…
What happens to Trump's criminal cases now that he's won re-election?
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/09/1211763900/trumps-trials-criminal-cases-whats-next
Published: November 9, 2024 08:00
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson. Now that Donald Trump is headed back to the White House the three remaining criminal cases against him will most likely go away. Follow the show on…
Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump's victory and expect to be pardoned
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1261413303/trumpstrials-jan6-defendents
Published: November 7, 2024 22:41
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Juana Summers speaks with NPR's Tom Dreisbach. For many people charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump's victory has led to celebration.…
Special counsel taking steps to wind down cases against Trump before inauguration
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1261413302/trumps-trials-cases-winding-down
Published: November 7, 2024 00:12
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.Special Counsel Jack Smith will be taking steps to wind down the federal government's cases against president-elect Donald Trump…
Separating election facts from fiction
Published: November 2, 2024 07:00
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR Voting correspondent Miles Parks. In these closing days of the presidential election, polling across the board has nearly every swing state in a statistical tie, meaning the election may…
Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected noncitizens from voter rolls
Published: October 30, 2024 21:23
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered Host Ailsa Chang speaks with NPR reporter Jude Joffe-Block.Just six days before the Election, the Supreme Court has issued a ruling that allows Virginia to continue purging individuals from state…
Lawsuits over Pennsylvania mail-in ballots
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/25/1261088236/lawsuits-over-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots
Published: October 29, 2024 18:17
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Voting Correspondent Hansi Lo Wang.In the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, voters have already begun sending in their ballots by mail. Currently,…
The myth about noncitizen voting
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/11/1260328514/trumps-trials-election-2024-noncitizen-voting
Published: October 16, 2024 21:21
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR voting correspondent Miles Parks and NPR reporter Jude Joffe-Block.Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been ramping up a baseless claim that Democrats are encouraging…
A month from election day, a Republican push to disqualify certain votes is underway
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/05/1211599121/republican-push-to-disqualify-certain-votes
Published: October 6, 2024 03:59
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR correspondent Miles Parks. A month out from election day, Republicans have filed a number of lawsuits aimed at invalidating votes across many states. Whether they succeed or not, these…
New evidence unsealed in federal election interference case against Trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/27/1259471263/trumps-trials-jan6-jack-smith
Published: October 2, 2024 22:07
Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson about Special Counsel Jack Smith's January 6th brief. Federal prosecutors are providing the most detailed look yet — at their election interference case against former…
Attorney General Merrick Garland's legacy
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/1258749171/trumps-trials-attorney-general-merrick-garland
Published: September 26, 2024 21:33
For this episode of Trump's Trials, NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson looks at Attorney General Merrick Garland's legacy at the Justice Department. Much of that legacy will be scrutinized for how he handled federal criminal cases against former…
Can the U.S. Postal Service deliver mail-in ballots on time?
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/1255937784/trumps-trials-election-mail-in-ballots
Published: September 23, 2024 20:14
For this episode of Trump's Trials, NPR voting rights correspondent Hansi Lo Wang takes a look at the U.S. Postal Service's ability to deliver mail-ballots on time for November's election. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for new episodes each…
Georgia State Election Board votes to require ballots be hand-counted
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/1259088980/trumps-trials-georgia-elections-ballot-counting
Published: September 20, 2024 21:43
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered Host Ari Shapiro speaks with WABE politics reporter Sam Gringlas. In a highly controversial decision the Georgia State Election Board voted to require a hand count of the number of ballots cast on…
Georgia Secretary of State calls new certification rule "misguided"
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/02/1256655701/trumps-trials-georgia
Published: September 17, 2024 22:14
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the upcoming presidential election. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify for new episodes each…
The Republicans who stood up to Trump after the 2020 election
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/14/1211598998/trumps-trials-2020-election-stopping-the-seal
Published: September 14, 2024 07:00
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow takes speaks with Dan Reed, the director of the documentary "Stopping the Steal."In the film we hear from Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who wanted Donald Trump to win the 2020 presidential…
"Fake electors" return for 2024 election
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/1257040913/trumps-trials-fake-electors
Published: September 12, 2024 21:44
For this episode of Trump's Trials, NPR voting rights correspondent Hansi Lo Wang takes a look at what have been known as "fake electors" returning for the 2024 election.Four years ago, these Republican electors gathered in seven mainly swing states where…
Trump hush money sentencing postponed until after the election
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/06/1258362480/trumps-trials-newyork-hush-money-sentencing-delay
Published: September 6, 2024 21:18
For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR politics reporter Ximena Bustillo. New York Judge Juan Merchan delayed former President Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money fraud case to November…
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