- March 16, 2025
Politics

Judge deliberates after Justice Department pushes to end corruption case against NYC Mayor Adams
- By Brian Mann
- . February 19, 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the annual Interfaith Breakfast at the New York Public Library in New York City on Jan. 30.

GOP senators fact check Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy
- By Susan Davis
- . February 19, 2025
President Trump delivers remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator.”

Is this U.S. heading for autocracy?
- By Mia Venkat
- . February 19, 2025
Is this U.S. heading for autocracy? Since he took office four weeks ago, President Trump has taken a series of actions that have upended the

Trump and Musk Suggest Millions of Dead People Get Social Security. Here Are the Facts.
- By Emily Badger and Minho Kim
- . February 19, 2025
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The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it’s trying to reverse course
- By Rachel Treisman
- . February 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is taking steps to optimize its workforce and reduce its spending — but is now trying to rescind

Journalist describes Trump’s movements as a ‘regime change’ towards authoritarianism
- By Terry Gross
- . February 19, 2025
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. “There’s A Term For What Musk And Trump Are Doing” (ph). That’s the headline of

Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies
- By Danielle Kurtzleben
- . February 19, 2025
President Trump speaks during a press conference Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty

How Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shook up the world in a week
- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 19, 2025
When he penned his eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reed famously titled it Ten Days That Shook The World. But

She worked for years to get a federal job. Within a month, she was fired
- By Geoff Brumfiel
- . February 19, 2025
Rose spent years trying to land her first job in the federal government. It ended up lasting just a few weeks. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Department pick, to face questions from senators
- By Chandelis Duster
- . February 19, 2025
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Department pick, to face questions from senators The confirmation hearing for the former Oregon representative nominated to lead the Labor Department