ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The politics of Donald Trump are not easily categorized. Unlike conservative congressional Republicans, he shows little interest in reforming Social Security and Medicare. His inaugural address today sounded populist themes, but...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There is another new president in Washington, D.C., at Gallaudet. It's the only liberal arts university devoted to the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and the school's newest president is the first deaf woman to lead the university. NPR'...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now, we don't know how much time President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will actually spend here in D.C. But when they're here, a whole lot of organizations are going to ask for their time, from the Kennedy Center to the Am...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For decades, Donald Trump played coy about his interest in running for president. But he never shied away from talking politics. And as seemingly erratic as he might be with his rhetoric, his political views have actually remaine...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is time now for StoryCorps. And today we'll meet a man who performs two very essential, very different jobs. John Marboe is a Lutheran pastor who grew up admiring his local garbage collectors in Alexandria,...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: One of the most unlikely figures to capture the spotlight since the election is the lawyer who runs the Office of Government Ethics. Walter Shaub openly criticized Trump's moves to separate the presidency from his businesses as i...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Among the guests Donald Trump's inauguration tomorrow will be one of his kindred spirits, a fellow populist who railed against immigration and who helped drive an electoral upset that stunned the world. I'm talking about the Brit...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This week, we've been hearing from people whose lives may change under a Donald Trump presidency. My co-host Ari Shapiro is talking with them as he drives through North Carolina and Virginia on his way to the inauguration. Today'...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Pentagon, earlier this week, announced that they have transferred 10 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman. Forty-five prisoners remain in the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo. NPR's Arun Rath has been reporting this sto...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: How might TV change in the age of Trump? That's a question Hollywood is mulling. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans is in Los Angeles for the Television Critics Association gathering, and he asked writers, actors, producers and executive...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Reservoir Dogs, Memento, The Blair Witch Project and the Coen brothers' debut film, Blood Simple, all have one thing in common. They premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. My co-host Kelly McEvers has more. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, here at MORNING EDITION we like to strive to give you in-depth lively coverage of the news. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Indeed, we hope you are informed and entertained. GREENE: I mean, the last thing we want to do is bore you....
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The movie Fences, a leading contender for the Oscars, is based on a play by August Wilson that got its start at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Conn. This season, Yale Rep is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an incubator...
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, Americans are still deeply divided about the next president. That includes some married couples who voted differently in the election, couples like Marty and Jessica Halprin. They live i...
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump made China a regular target of his rhetorical attacks. So it's safe to say the next U.S. ambassador to China is going to have to manage a diplomatic relationship that is even more complic...