A lawyer who represented violent rioters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and compared their prosecutions to the Nazi genocide has been hired by the Department of Justice, where he is now working with the Trump administration's "Weaponization Working Group." NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports . Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Pol...
Aug 26, 2025•6 min
U.S. warships are heading to the waters off Venezuela in a significant show of force by the Trump administration. Officials say the ship are part of the president's effort to combat drug trafficking. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 25, 2025•5 min
The Justice Department says cities and states risk legal action if they fail to comply with federal immigration law. Democratic leaders are pushing back, saying their policies break no laws. Then, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson after he received a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi threatening criminal prosecution for impeding immigration enforcement. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn ...
Aug 21, 2025•10 min
The Trump administration is pursuing an unusual deal that would make the U.S. government a major stakeholder in chipmaker Intel. NPR unpacks the proposal with Bloomberg reporter Mackenzie Hawkins. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 20, 2025•6 min
President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to "lead a movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead of next year's midterm elections. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports . Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 19, 2025•4 min
As the U.S. capital braces for a second week with soldiers and masked federal agents conducting "roving patrols" on the city streets, President Trump says he knows some Americans fear he's crossed a dangerous line. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 18, 2025•5 min
Friday's summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin does not include European leaders or the president of Ukraine. So Thursday, Trump and those other leaders met for a virtual summit. NPR Berlin correspondent Rob Schmitz reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 14, 2025•6 min
Less than a week after President Trump said he has ordered a "new" census, the cabinet official who oversees the Census Bureau acknowledged Tuesday that Congress, not the president, has final say over the national head count that's used to reshape election maps and guide federal funding, NPR has exclusively learned. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastch...
Aug 13, 2025•3 min
From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 12, 2025•5 min
President Donald Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., and he asserted federal control over the city's Metropolitan police department. NPR's Brian Mann reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 11, 2025•5 min
President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 08, 2025•5 min
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about a Trump administration decision to end funding for research into vaccines that fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 07, 2025•8 min
The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 05, 2025•5 min
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 04, 2025•5 min
World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations, and get better deals too. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Aug 01, 2025•5 min
Some of the same podcasters who backed President Trump last November have grown frustrated over the handling of the Epstein case, saying officials haven't keep their word to make more details public. NPR's Elena Moore reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 31, 2025•5 min
A federal judge on Monday ruled that Congress and the Trump administration are not allowed to stop Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood. NPR's Katia Riddle reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 29, 2025•5 min
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may soon dismiss the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory panel of primary care experts, raising "deep concern" from the American Medical Association and other top medical groups. NPR's Pien Huang reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 28, 2025•3 min
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz about how Trump's most loyal supporters think about the controversy surrounding the so-called Epstein files. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 25, 2025•7 min
The Trump administration is under pressure to release more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. That's even after a Florida judge declined to release grand jury documents from the probe. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 24, 2025•6 min
The Justice Department has asked Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a meeting as it looks to make new inroads into what had been a closed investigation. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 23, 2025•5 min
In a clash of conservative titans, President Trump sued Rupert Murdoch after the 'Wall Street Journal published a story about a bawdy birthday card Trump made for the late Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's David Folkenflik reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 22, 2025•5 min
As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR's Tamara Keith examines where things stand. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 21, 2025•5 min
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Jul 18, 2025•2 min
The controversy surrounding President Trump and the so-called Epstein files has moved back to the legal system as he threatens to sue The Wall Street Journal and wants some case files released. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 18, 2025•5 min
President Trump called Republicans who demand the release of more Epstein probe details "weaklings." NPR asks GOP strategist Alex Conant whether it's splintering Trump's MAGA coalition. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 17, 2025•9 min
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled to allow the Trump administration to resume its efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. What will that mean to schools, students and families? Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 16, 2025•4 min
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would allow the Trump administration to resume dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. NPR's Cory Turner reports . Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 15, 2025•5 min
Polling suggests a drop in support for the Trump administration's immigration policies and its aggressive deportation agenda. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 14, 2025•5 min
DOGE recently got high-level access to a database that controls billions of dollars in government payments to farmers and ranchers across the U.S. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy...
Jul 11, 2025•6 min
