RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here in Washington, the conventional wisdom is that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be easily confirmed. But if 2016 proved anything, it's that conventional wisdom is not always accurate. So Senate Democrats find themselv...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Not even two weeks since Donald Trump was sworn into office and it's been a whirlwind of activity - executive actions on refugees and Obamacare, a Supreme Court nominee. How do Trump voters think the president is doing so far? NP...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We've heard a lot lately about the challenges immigrants face when they come into this country and how once they're here, children and teenagers can find themselves in circumstances beyond their control. Two new young adult novels...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The centerpiece of the Black History Month programming on the cable channel BET is a miniseries called Madiba. Madiba is a three-night special on the life of Nelson Mandela. It debuts tonight. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans has this...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: After initially saying that everything was fine, Trump administration officials now acknowledge there have been problems implementing the president's executive order which temporarily prohibits travelers from seven Muslim-majorit...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Some other news, the new defense secretary is crossing the Pacific with two questions in the air. The first is how much James Mattis really speaks for the new president. The second is how Mattis can reassure traditional U.S. alli...
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: An effort to help American veterans get medical care faster is not working. NPR and some of its member stations have investigated a multi-billion dollar U.S. government program for veterans. It is supposed to add more doctors, nu...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, today is the last day - for this year anyway - to sign up for the health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, which may seem a bit strange since most of the talk in Washington has been about getting rid of Obamacar...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One more development in this dramatic newsweek - a surprise announcement late Monday. The Boy Scouts of America say that they will begin accepting transgender boys who want to join its scouting programs. NPR's Richard Gonzales re...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump is promising to give priority to Christian refugees fleeing persecution, yet some of the strongest criticism of his executive order is coming from Christian leaders themselves. Some say the temporary ban on refuge...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the State Department, there is an easy and usually private way for employees to register their concerns about U.S. policy. It's called the Dissent Channel. Today, an unusually large number of Foreign Service officers are using t...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Twenty-seventeen is shaping up to be another tough year for organized labor. The year started with Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passing so-called right-to-work laws that affect how labor unions collect dues. That made Kentuck...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The images that often come from breaking news can be dramatic or brutal or upsetting. And that has provided inspiration for art. In Los Angeles, an exhibit at the Getty Center looks at artists' reactions to mass media, what they...
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The executive order banning visitors and refugees from seven majority-Muslim nations is having some unanticipated effects in Hollywood. The Salesman has an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film. Its director, Asghar Far...
