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How powerful is Stephen Miller?
New Jan 11, 2026 8 min

How powerful is Stephen Miller?

As the deputy chief of staff for policy and one of President Trump’s longest-serving aides, Stephen Miller has been the driving force behind many of Trump’s core policies. Ashley Parker, staff writ...

Reporting on the invasion of Venezuela
New Jan 10, 2026 9 min

Reporting on the invasion of Venezuela

NPR International Correspondent Eyder Peralta has covered conflicts and crises from East Africa to Latin America. Sometimes just getting in place to cover a story is the hardest part of reporting. ...

Is the Trump foreign policy back to the future?
New Jan 08, 2026 9 min

Is the Trump foreign policy back to the future?

"Make America great again." That phrase has been in our political ecosystem for 10 years now.But it's never been clear what time period in American history President Trump was referencing?Is it the...

An immigration crackdown gone wrong. What do we know?
New Jan 08, 2026 10 min

An immigration crackdown gone wrong. What do we know?

Today in Minneapolis, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer allegedly shot and killed a woman.ICE says she was shot in her car after attempting to run over immigration agents. Homelan...

What it's like inside a Darfur camp
New Jan 06, 2026 10 min

What it's like inside a Darfur camp

For almost three years, a civil war has decimated Sudan’s Darfur region. Bob Kitchen, who leads emergency humanitarian programs for the International Rescue Committee, just returned from the region...

Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 2 of 2
Jan 04, 2026 39 min

Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 2 of 2

In this NPR investigation, we take a close look at the brutal violence that took place on Jan. 6, 2021, the investigation that followed, and the campaign Trump has waged to whitewash it.For sponsor...

Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2
Jan 04, 2026 42 min

Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Part 1 of 2

In this NPR investigation, we take a close look at the brutal violence that took place on Jan. 6, 2021, the investigation that followed, and the campaign Trump has waged to whitewash it.For sponsor...

Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?
Jan 02, 2026 9 min

Can the global economy handle a world with fewer kids?

Ashley and Nick Evancho say raising their young daughter, Sophia, is one of the most joyous things they've ever done. But the Evanchos also made a decision that's increasingly common for famil...

Tips to set yourself up for success in 2026
Jan 01, 2026 10 min

Tips to set yourself up for success in 2026

The new year is a time to set goals. But daily life often gets in the way of meeting our ambitions. NPR’s Life Kit podcast host Marielle Segarra give us some practical, daily life tips th...

What Bad Bunny means to Puerto Ricans
Dec 31, 2025 10 min

What Bad Bunny means to Puerto Ricans

This summer, the island of Puerto Rico was under the thrall of Bad Bunny. His 31-concert residency at a stadium in San Juan was a homecoming for the global superstar.It's also a homecoming for many...

Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
Dec 29, 2025 12 min

Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started

Eight years ago, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was retired from acting. He offered no further comment. Retirement notwithstanding, in October, Daniel Day-Lewis appeared in a new movie. He plays a m...

Remembering the World War I Christmas truce
Dec 25, 2025 13 min

Remembering the World War I Christmas truce

In the months after World War I erupted, young men in Europe were killing each other by the tens of thousands. Yet on a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914, the guns briefly fell silent. On the 100th...

Singer Brenda Lee on her enduring Christmas classic
Dec 24, 2025 9 min

Singer Brenda Lee on her enduring Christmas classic

Singer Brenda Lee reflects on the enduring power of her Christmas classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...