CINXE.COM

<!doctype html><html class="no-js" lang="en"><head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/82089dfe-410c-4e1b-a7f9-698174b62a86/OtAutoBlock.js" ></script> <script src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js" type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" data-domain-script="82089dfe-410c-4e1b-a7f9-698174b62a86" ></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function OptanonWrapper() { NPR_OptanonWrapper = true; document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('npr:DataConsentAvailable')); OneTrust.OnConsentChanged(function() { document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('npr:DataConsentChanged')); }); } </script>  <script src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/opt-out/otCCPAiab.js" type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" ccpa-opt-out-ids="C0004" ccpa-opt-out-geo="us" ccpa-opt-out-lspa="false"></script><script type="text/plain" class="optanon-category-C0004"> document.cookie = "__adblocker=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; path=/"; var setNptTechAdblockerCookie = function(adblocker) { var d = new Date(); d.setTime(d.getTime() + 60 * 5 * 1000); document.cookie = "__adblocker=" + (adblocker ? "true" : "false") + "; expires=" + d.toUTCString() + "; path=/"; }; var script = document.createElement("script"); script.setAttribute("async", true); script.setAttribute("src", "//www.npttech.com/advertising.js"); script.setAttribute("onerror", "setNptTechAdblockerCookie(true);"); document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(script); </script><script type='text/javascript'> !function(a9,a,p,s,t,A,g){if(a[a9])return;function q(c,r){a[a9]._Q.push([c,r])}a[a9]={init:function(){q("i",arguments)},fetchBids:function(){q("f",arguments)},setDisplayBids:function(){},targetingKeys:function(){return[]},_Q:[]};A=p.createElement(s);A.async=!0;A.src=t;g=p.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];g.parentNode.insertBefore(A,g)}("apstag",window,document,"script","//c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js"); </script><script> (function (e, o, n, i) { if (!e) { e = e || {}, window.permutive = e, e.q = []; var t = function () { return ([1e7] + -1e3 + -4e3 + -8e3 + -1e11).replace(/[018]/g, function (e) { return (e ^ (window.crypto || window.msCrypto).getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0] & 15 >> e / 4).toString(16) }) }; e.config = i || {}, e.config.apiKey = o, e.config.workspaceId = n, e.config.environment = e.config.environment || "production", (window.crypto || window.msCrypto) && (e.config.viewId = t()); for (var g = ["addon", "identify", "track", "trigger", "query", "segment", "segments", "ready", "on", "once", "user", "consent"], r = 0; r < g.length; r++) { var w = g[r]; e[w] = function (o) { return function () { var n = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0); e.q.push({functionName: o, arguments: n}) }; }(w); } } })(window.permutive, "12730e07-f09d-4a69-93da-99b43983b663", "e1cef1f0-495f-4973-ba1c-880786e73a66", {"consentRequired": true}); </script>  <script>dataLayer = [];</script>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.setAttributeNode(d.createAttribute('data-ot-ignore'));j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer', 'GTM-MVD397M');</script>  <script> try {var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime();} catch(e){} </script> <meta itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/SpeakableSpecification" itemref="speakable" /><title>News: U.S. and World News Headlines : NPR</title><meta id="speakable" itemprop="cssSelector" content="[data-is-speakable]" /><meta id="google-site-verification" name="google-site-verification" content="1VqzbDm4ukeFVHOoq5LjIKA2fVKZD-EYv8cXZhKXSfU" /><meta charset="utf-8" /><meta name="robots" content="noarchive,index,follow,max-image-preview:none" /><meta name="apple-itunes-app" content="app-id=324906251, app-argument=https://www.npr.org/sections/news" /><meta name="Rating" content="General" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" /><meta name="npr-pjax" /><meta name="date" content="2025-02-26" /><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/news/" /><meta name="description" content="NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events." /><link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="News" href="https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml" /><meta name="cXenseParse:pageclass" content="frontpage" /><meta name="cXenseParse:publishtime" content="2011-04-21T03:27:00-04:00" /><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon-180x180.png" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon.ico" /><link rel="icon" sizes="96x96" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon-96x96.png" /><link rel="icon" sizes="48x48" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon-48x48.png" /><link rel="icon" sizes="32x32" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon-32x32.png" /><link rel="icon" sizes="16x16" href="https://media.npr.org/chrome/favicon/favicon-16x16.png" /><meta property="og:title" content="News" /><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.npr.org/sections/news/" /><meta property="og:type" content="article" /><meta property="og:description" content="NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events." /><meta property="og:image" content="https://media.npr.org/include/images/facebook-default-wide-s1400-c100.jpg" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="NPR" /><meta property="fb:app_id" content="138837436154588" /><meta property="fb:pages" content="10643211755" /><meta property="article:content_tier" content="free" /><meta property="article:opinion" content="false" /><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /><meta name="twitter:title" content="News" /><meta name="twitter:site" content="@NPR" /><meta name="twitter:domain" content="npr.org" /><script id="npr-vars"> window.NPR = window.NPR || {}; NPR.ServerConstants = {"cbHost":"npr.org","webHost":"https:\/\/www.npr.org","geolocationHost":"https:\/\/www.npr.org","legacyWebHost":"https:\/\/legacy.npr.org","stripeServiceHost":"https:\/\/stripe.npr.org","recaptchaV3SiteKey":"6LcdN9IZAAAAAOHT985BJjbzjkBjKSxdxK3GeKSt","placesApiKey":"AIzaSyB_wzlXPVwS4kHRAZsM6scMzUAIsJ6aMZ4","embedHost":"https:\/\/www.npr.org","webHostSecure":"https:\/\/secure.npr.org","identityHost":"https:\/\/identity.api.npr.org","apiHost":"https:\/\/api.npr.org","stationApiHost":"https:\/\/station.api.npr.org","environment":"prod","serverMediaCache":"https:\/\/media.npr.org","googleAnalyticsAccount":"UA-5828686-4","gtmKey":"GTM-MVD397M","nielsenSFCode":"dcr","nielsenAPN":"NPR-dcr","shouldShowHPLocalContent":true,"cookieDomain":".npr.org","organizationV4Host":"https:\/\/organization.api.npr.org","staticAssetsHost":"https:\/\/static-assets.npr.org"}; NPR.serverVars = {"storyId":"1001","storyCategory":"News","isHiring":true,"facebookAppId":"138837436154588","webpackPublicPath":"https:\/\/bundles.npr.org\/dist\/bundles\/","persistenceVersion":"85c23553b431159e5f3eda61faae8c6a","isBuildOut":true,"pageLayoutName":"AggNewsLayout","aggIds":["1001"],"contentPartnerOrgFullName":"1 | NPR","pubDate":"2011042103","fullPubDate":"Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:27:00 -0400","pageTypeId":"2","title":"News","publisherOrgId":"1","initialStories":24,"infiniteNumResults":24}; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.optimizely.com/js/11107397707.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://static-assets.npr.org/static/javascript/lib/modernizr/modernizr.custom.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://static-assets.npr.org/static/javascript/lib/svg-loader.min.js"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" async src="https://js.stripe.com/v3/"> </script> <script> !function(e){function r(r){for(var a,o,d=r[0],f=r[1],b=r[2],i=0,l=[];i<d.length;i++)o=d[i],Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(n,o)&&n[o]&&l.push(n[o][0]),n[o]=0;for(a in f)Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(f,a)&&(e[a]=f[a]);for(u&&u(r);l.length;)l.shift()();return c.push.apply(c,b||[]),t()}function t(){for(var e,r=0;r<c.length;r++){for(var t=c[r],a=!0,d=1;d<t.length;d++){var f=t[d];0!==n[f]&&(a=!1)}a&&(c.splice(r--,1),e=o(o.s=t[0]))}return e}var a={},n={0:0},c=[];function o(r){if(a[r])return a[r].exports;var t=a[r]={i:r,l:!1,exports:{}};return e[r].call(t.exports,t,t.exports,o),t.l=!0,t.exports}o.e=function(e){var r=[],t=n[e];if(0!==t)if(t)r.push(t[2]);else{var a=new Promise((function(r,a){t=n[e]=[r,a]}));r.push(t[2]=a);var c,d=document.createElement("script");d.charset="utf-8",d.timeout=120,o.nc&&d.setAttribute("nonce",o.nc),d.src=function(e){return o.p+""+e+"."+{1:"2897476d879988d199b8",2:"7fdf0b2fa0960e0c8678",3:"d04bf44779f45958d36c",4:"6d608ea0d06f1dbc8291",5:"fd1e105cd45d1de6cd50",6:"0055c74c6b74fc1e3ccd",7:"7f4a650e8459eb95ad03",8:"8a68e2fc13de73782b0a",9:"ab23b02a2072fb62bdf2",10:"4bae9166c0c4ec078c8b",11:"d6a2d06a7dd875c62820",75:"b42c3ccefbee2f452e6f",76:"3403bd81e81292270c62",77:"a299ae7c961d5a5c28d6",78:"172347a64c1bc229407e",79:"ea2c3fabfc800cfd8bda",80:"1f2ce3d125d576158617",81:"7c009faa0c9552c9efe4",82:"52e8a74e34903bc4d404",83:"a0a414ca21e536cce9a1",84:"7e9621f36a6c709609c8",85:"29cfa968b0f47019d598",86:"88cb827feb372e78f4d9",87:"88fa32e2b2bf50248e76",88:"8ecd446b6f8c6509304d",89:"f961bb96859ae59bb0be",90:"bf846b3ac540ce82f72b",91:"4dbcd23d6d1ad314891a",92:"8e18edb9b4a8f1fbe65c",93:"e25a9736d41b56439f63",94:"847596ae62c5566dd9db",95:"d4a4b278b74b9ee007c4",96:"d611747ed07532a8a7a3",97:"cb01234ed14da73a9712",98:"051ce4efdaae4a983dca",99:"be78b1b3e2b4a48cb509",100:"ee86df63a274a12e1b29",101:"5670802b1517f013eb36",102:"62d15deac62d543f5928"}[e]+".chunk.js"}(e);var f=new Error;c=function(r){d.onerror=d.onload=null,clearTimeout(b);var t=n[e];if(0!==t){if(t){var a=r&&("load"===r.type?"missing":r.type),c=r&&r.target&&r.target.src;f.message="Loading chunk "+e+" failed.\n("+a+": "+c+")",f.name="ChunkLoadError",f.type=a,f.request=c,t[1](f)}n[e]=void 0}};var b=setTimeout((function(){c({type:"timeout",target:d})}),12e4);d.onerror=d.onload=c,document.head.appendChild(d)}return Promise.all(r)},o.m=e,o.c=a,o.d=function(e,r,t){o.o(e,r)||Object.defineProperty(e,r,{enumerable:!0,get:t})},o.r=function(e){"undefined"!=typeof Symbol&&Symbol.toStringTag&&Object.defineProperty(e,Symbol.toStringTag,{value:"Module"}),Object.defineProperty(e,"__esModule",{value:!0})},o.t=function(e,r){if(1&r&&(e=o(e)),8&r)return e;if(4&r&&"object"==typeof e&&e&&e.__esModule)return e;var t=Object.create(null);if(o.r(t),Object.defineProperty(t,"default",{enumerable:!0,value:e}),2&r&&"string"!=typeof e)for(var a in e)o.d(t,a,function(r){return e[r]}.bind(null,a));return t},o.n=function(e){var r=e&&e.__esModule?function(){return e.default}:function(){return e};return o.d(r,"a",r),r},o.o=function(e,r){return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(e,r)},o.p="/dist/bundles/",o.oe=function(e){throw console.error(e),e};var d=window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[],f=d.push.bind(d);d.push=r,d=d.slice();for(var b=0;b<d.length;b++)r(d[b]);var u=f;t()}([]); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/34.9887afec5d7621c5642b.chunk.js"> </script> <link rel="stylesheet" data-persist="true" media="screen, print" href="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/persistent-css-6e28247c60f463a13c62.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" data-persist="true" media="screen and (min-width: 768px)" href="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/persistent_medium-css-6e28247c60f463a13c62.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" data-persist="true" media="screen and (min-width: 1025px)" href="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/persistent_large-css-6e28247c60f463a13c62.css" /><link rel="preload" data-persist="true" media="screen, print" href="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/fonts-css-6e28247c60f463a13c62.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'" /><link rel="stylesheet" media="screen, print" href="https://bundles.npr.org/dist/bundles/aggNews-css-6e28247c60f463a13c62.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" href="https://s.npr.org/include/overridecss/id1001.css" /><script type="text/javascript"> document.domain="www.npr.org"; </script> <script id="piano-aid" type="text/javascript" data-piano-aid="9ENxKQ58pu"> (function(src) { var a = document.createElement("script"); a.type = "text/javascript"; a.async = true; a.src = src; var b = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; b.parentNode.insertBefore(a, b) })("//cdn.piano.io/api/tinypass.min.js"); window.pdl = window.pdl || {}; window.pdl.requireConsent = true; tp = window.tp || []; tp.push(["init", function() { tp.enableGACrossDomainLinking(); }]); </script> <script>!function(e){var n="https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/";if("False"=="True")e.BOOMR_config=e.BOOMR_config||{},e.BOOMR_config.PageParams=e.BOOMR_config.PageParams||{},e.BOOMR_config.PageParams.pci=!0,n="https://s2.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/";if(window.BOOMR_API_key="MBVDT-3L9KY-36ZMJ-SPSAR-JR833",function(){function e(){if(!o){var e=document.createElement("script");e.id="boomr-scr-as",e.src=window.BOOMR.url,e.async=!0,i.parentNode.appendChild(e),o=!0}}function t(e){o=!0;var n,t,a,r,d=document,O=window;if(window.BOOMR.snippetMethod=e?"if":"i",t=function(e,n){var t=d.createElement("script");t.id=n||"boomr-if-as",t.src=window.BOOMR.url,BOOMR_lstart=(new Date).getTime(),e=e||d.body,e.appendChild(t)},!window.addEventListener&&window.attachEvent&&navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE [67]\./))return window.BOOMR.snippetMethod="s",void t(i.parentNode,"boomr-async");a=document.createElement("IFRAME"),a.src="about:blank",a.title="",a.role="presentation",a.loading="eager",r=(a.frameElement||a).style,r.width=0,r.height=0,r.border=0,r.display="none",i.parentNode.appendChild(a);try{O=a.contentWindow,d=O.document.open()}catch(_){n=document.domain,a.src="javascript:var d=document.open();d.domain='"+n+"';void(0);",O=a.contentWindow,d=O.document.open()}if(n)d._boomrl=function(){this.domain=n,t()},d.write("<bo"+"dy onload='document._boomrl();'>");else if(O._boomrl=function(){t()},O.addEventListener)O.addEventListener("load",O._boomrl,!1);else if(O.attachEvent)O.attachEvent("onload",O._boomrl);d.close()}function a(e){window.BOOMR_onload=e&&e.timeStamp||(new Date).getTime()}if(!window.BOOMR||!window.BOOMR.version&&!window.BOOMR.snippetExecuted){window.BOOMR=window.BOOMR||{},window.BOOMR.snippetStart=(new Date).getTime(),window.BOOMR.snippetExecuted=!0,window.BOOMR.snippetVersion=12,window.BOOMR.url=n+"MBVDT-3L9KY-36ZMJ-SPSAR-JR833";var i=document.currentScript||document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0],o=!1,r=document.createElement("link");if(r.relList&&"function"==typeof r.relList.supports&&r.relList.supports("preload")&&"as"in r)window.BOOMR.snippetMethod="p",r.href=window.BOOMR.url,r.rel="preload",r.as="script",r.addEventListener("load",e),r.addEventListener("error",function(){t(!0)}),setTimeout(function(){if(!o)t(!0)},3e3),BOOMR_lstart=(new Date).getTime(),i.parentNode.appendChild(r);else t(!1);if(window.addEventListener)window.addEventListener("load",a,!1);else if(window.attachEvent)window.attachEvent("onload",a)}}(),"".length>0)if(e&&"performance"in e&&e.performance&&"function"==typeof e.performance.setResourceTimingBufferSize)e.performance.setResourceTimingBufferSize();!function(){if(BOOMR=e.BOOMR||{},BOOMR.plugins=BOOMR.plugins||{},!BOOMR.plugins.AK){var n=""=="true"?1:0,t="",a="bdpnbeqxhkiiiz57aqza-f-387f6b593-clientnsv4-s.akamaihd.net",i="false"=="true"?2:1,o={"ak.v":"39","ak.cp":"55818","ak.ai":parseInt("290690",10),"ak.ol":"0","ak.cr":0,"ak.ipv":4,"ak.proto":"http/1.1","ak.rid":"1187b10c","ak.r":50768,"ak.a2":n,"ak.m":"dsca","ak.n":"essl","ak.bpcip":"8.222.208.0","ak.cport":39908,"ak.gh":"23.62.228.184","ak.quicv":"","ak.tlsv":"tls1.2","ak.0rtt":"","ak.0rtt.ed":"","ak.csrc":"-","ak.acc":"reno","ak.t":"1740571698","ak.ak":"hOBiQwZUYzCg5VSAfCLimQ==3kxpr6LoI1ORsEztMW/lbv7YBDSOo8kA/0w5lRBuKwZe07RUv4XrqB0aZFQV4h6jiwOkA3hgclNBlMKi3a+XyRce2o4mGw5h9jGj5KLbY/plTTKgadT28JUaW0AJdUiQwWIlWO9UhC+I6Fm53nqLqwFG5LRAJ8FCGLuTi1sxnEOIr49vXcn5mangfVpJG2voEijMpYFdVhRAiVQIK37TPtA8IgCG0DhwFQTZEpFJl19BdRuuhyCOaK0s/Ydl5eBi/2qeMveM78hmfQQvSwTjdR6qGf1up0gId5qxX/ABXMd7lPcLyr+iRmlbRb7ABd1aoIAsHLm3mv8qUidnoEk0hTxwvEF7ncum3TFeTzoEasIY3cpEH7jCmTuRoXBJjXlkyCsJ35LWIjduScjOZ0JgG5iqtRxVyEOJEcElwbI/+HI=","ak.pv":"99","ak.dpoabenc":"","ak.tf":i};if(""!==t)o["ak.ruds"]=t;var r={i:!1,av:function(n){var t="http.initiator";if(n&&(!n[t]||"spa_hard"===n[t]))o["ak.feo"]=void 0!==e.aFeoApplied?1:0,BOOMR.addVar(o)},rv:function(){var e=["ak.bpcip","ak.cport","ak.cr","ak.csrc","ak.gh","ak.ipv","ak.m","ak.n","ak.ol","ak.proto","ak.quicv","ak.tlsv","ak.0rtt","ak.0rtt.ed","ak.r","ak.acc","ak.t","ak.tf"];BOOMR.removeVar(e)}};BOOMR.plugins.AK={akVars:o,akDNSPreFetchDomain:a,init:function(){if(!r.i){var e=BOOMR.subscribe;e("before_beacon",r.av,null,null),e("onbeacon",r.rv,null,null),r.i=!0}return this},is_complete:function(){return!0}}}}()}(window);</script></head><body id="news" class="news tmplAggNews agg thing-type-topic id1001 " data-pjax-modules="util/env images/lazy-load data-consent data-management-platform header-bidding metrics nielsen nielsenDCR copyright auto-refresh navigation/global-navigation fitvids googletag dfp globalfooter persistent-audio player/more-options player/audio-module-clickable what-input metrics/doubleclickFloodlight callout/on-page-callouts global-alerts we-are-hiring piano rum infinitescroll social/sharepop social/share agg/tools images/hover-credits images/captions contentfooter ecommerce flexmenu navigation/subtopic-subnav search/faceting-param agg/live-blog images/enlargement">  <noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MVD397M" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <div class="skip-links"> <span>Accessibility links</span> <ul> <li><a href="#mainContent" class="skiplink">Skip to main content</a></li> <li><a href="https://help.npr.org/contact/s/article?name=what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts-for-using-the-npr-org-audio-player" class="skiplink">Keyboard shortcuts for audio player</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="global-header-sticky-cta-wrap" class="global-header-sticky-cta-wrap"> <div id="global-header-sticky-cta-mount" class="global-header-sticky-cta-mount"> </div> </div> <div id="global-header-cta-wrap" class="global-header-cta-wrap"> <div id="global-header-cta-mount" class="global-header-cta-mount"> </div> </div> <header class="npr-header" id="globalheader" aria-label="NPR header"> <nav class="navigation"> <div class="navigation__top-level-wrap" data-metrics-category-ga4="recirculation"> <ul class="navigation__top-level"> <li class="navigation__toggle-wrap"> <button id="navigation__toggle--open" class="navigation__toggle navigation__toggle--open" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"open navigation menu","clickType":"global navigation"}'> Open Navigation Menu </button> </li> <li class="navigation__home"> <a href="/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"npr logo","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"\/"}'> <img src="https://static-assets.npr.org/chrome_svg/npr-logo-2025.svg" alt="NPR logo"/> </a> </li> <li id="navigation__station-mount"></li> <li class="navigation__newsletters"> <div class="navigation__newsletters-inner"> <a href="/newsletters/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"newsletters","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/newsletters/"}' target='_blank'>Newsletters</a> </div> </li> <li id="user-account-dropdown-mount" class="navigation__account"></li> <li class="navigation__shop"> <a href="https://shopnpr.org" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"npr shop","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"https://shopnpr.org"}'>NPR Shop</a> </li> <li id="navigation__station-donate-mount"></li> </ul> </div> <section id="main-menu" class="menu menu--main" data-metrics-category-ga4="recirculation"> <div class="menu__inner"> <header class="menu__header"> <button id="navigation__toggle--close" class="navigation__toggle navigation__toggle--close" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"close navigation menu","clickType":"global navigation"}'> Close <span>Navigation Menu</span> </button> </header> <ul class="menu__list"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--home"> <div class="menu__item-inner"><a href="/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"npr logo","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"\/"}'>Home</a></div> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--news menu__item--has-submenu"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/sections/news/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"news","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/news/"}'>News</a> <button class="menu__toggle-submenu" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"toggle news drawer","clickType":"global navigation"}'>Expand/collapse submenu for News</button> </div> <ul class="submenu submenu--news"> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/national/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"national","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/national/"}'>National</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/world/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"world","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/world/"}'>World</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/politics/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"politics","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/politics/"}'>Politics</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/business/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"business","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/business/"}'>Business</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/health/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"health","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/health/"}'>Health</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/science/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"science","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/science/"}'>Science</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/climate/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"climate","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/climate/"}'>Climate</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/codeswitch/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"race","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/codeswitch/"}'>Race</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--culture menu__item--has-submenu"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/sections/culture/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"culture","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/culture/"}'>Culture</a> <button class="menu__toggle-submenu" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"toggle culture drawer","clickType":"global navigation"}'>Expand/collapse submenu for Culture</button> </div> <ul class="submenu submenu--culture"> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/books/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"books","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/books/"}'>Books</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/movies/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"movies","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/movies/"}'>Movies</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/television/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"television","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/television/"}'>Television</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/pop-culture/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"pop culture","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/pop-culture/"}'>Pop Culture</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/food/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"food","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/food/"}'>Food</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/art-design/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"art & design","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/art-design/"}'>Art & Design</a> </li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/performing-arts/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"performing arts","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/performing-arts/"}'>Performing Arts</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/lifekit/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"life kit","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/lifekit/"}'>Life Kit</a></li> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/sections/gaming/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"gaming","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/sections/gaming/"}'>Gaming</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--music menu__item--has-submenu"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/music/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"music","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/music/"}'>Music</a> <button class="menu__toggle-submenu" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"toggle music drawer","clickType":"global navigation"}'>Expand/collapse submenu for Music</button> </div> <ul class="submenu submenu--music"><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-34685/best-music-of-2024" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"best music of 2024","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/g-s1-34685\/best-music-of-2024"}' > Best Music of 2024 </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"all songs considered","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/allsongs\/"}' > All Songs Considered </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/tiny-desk-concerts/" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"tiny desk","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/tiny-desk-concerts\/"}' > Tiny Desk </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/music-features" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"music features","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/music-features"}' > Music Features </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/770565791/npr-music-live-sessions" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"live sessions","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/770565791\/npr-music-live-sessions"}' > Live Sessions </a> </li></ul> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--shows-podcasts menu__item--has-submenu"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/podcasts-and-shows/" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"podcasts & shows","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/podcasts-and-shows/"}'>Podcasts & Shows</a> <button class="menu__toggle-submenu" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"toggle podcasts & shows drawer","clickType":"global navigation"}'>Expand/collapse submenu for Podcasts & Shows</button> </div> <div class="submenu submenu--shows-podcasts"> <span class="submenu__category submenu__category--daily">Daily</span> <ul class="submenu__list submenu__list--daily"> <li class="submenu__item submenu__item--timed submenu__item--weekday hidden"> <a href="/programs/morning-edition/" data-metrics-action="click morning edition" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"morning edition","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/programs/morning-edition/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome/programs/logos/morning-edition.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="" /> Morning Edition </a> </li> <li class="submenu__item submenu__item--timed submenu__item--saturday hidden" > <a href="/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/" data-metrics-action="click weekend edition saturday" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"weekend edition saturday","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/02/26/we_otherentitiestemplatesat_sq-cbde87a2fa31b01047441e6f34d2769b0287bcd4-s100-c85.png" loading="lazy" alt="" /> Weekend Edition Saturday </a> </li> <li class="submenu__item submenu__item--timed submenu__item--sunday hidden"> <a href="/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/" data-metrics-action="click weekend edition sunday" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"weekend edition sunday","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/02/26/we_otherentitiestemplatesun_sq-4a03b35e7e5adfa446aec374523a578d54dc9bf5-s100-c85.png" loading="lazy" alt="" /> Weekend Edition Sunday </a> </li> <li class="submenu__item"> <a href="/programs/all-things-considered/" data-metrics-action="click all things considered" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"all things considered","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/programs/all-things-considered/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome/programs/logos/all-things-considered.png" loading="lazy" alt="" /> All Things Considered </a> </li> <li class="submenu__item"> <a href="/programs/fresh-air/" data-metrics-action="click fresh air" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"fresh air","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/programs/fresh-air/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome/programs/logos/fresh-air.png" loading="lazy" alt="" /> Fresh Air </a> </li> <li class="submenu__item"> <a href="/podcasts/510318/up-first/" data-metrics-action="click up first" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"up first","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/podcasts/510318/up-first/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome/programs/logos/up-first.jpg?version=2" loading="lazy" alt="" /> Up First </a> </li> </ul> <span class="submenu__category submenu__category--featured">Featured</span> <ul class="submenu__list submenu__list--featured"><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"the npr politics podcast","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510310\/npr-politics-podcast"}' > <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/01/11/podcast-politics_2023_update1_sq-be7ef464dd058fe663d9e4cfe836fb9309ad0a4d-s100-c100.jpg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/01/11/podcast-politics_2023_update1_sq-be7ef464dd058fe663d9e4cfe836fb9309ad0a4d-s100.jpg" class=" lazy" alt="" loading="lazy" /> The NPR Politics Podcast </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"throughline","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510333\/throughline"}' > <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/15/throughline_tile-art_sq-b72bcfb6d8705d7761d4f421f0be3047631b709c-s100-c100.jpg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/15/throughline_tile-art_sq-b72bcfb6d8705d7761d4f421f0be3047631b709c-s100.jpg" class=" lazy" alt="" loading="lazy" /> Throughline </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510374/trumps-terms" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"trump's terms","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510374\/trumps-terms"}' > <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/11/20/trumps-terms_tile-art_sq-09be0b471c4010c009718fe1a5b962defaf277c8-s100-c100.jpg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/11/20/trumps-terms_tile-art_sq-09be0b471c4010c009718fe1a5b962defaf277c8-s100.jpg" class=" lazy" alt="" loading="lazy" /> Trump's Terms </a> </li><li class="submenu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510379/wild-card-with-rachel-martin" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"wild card with rachel martin","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510379\/wild-card-with-rachel-martin"}' > <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/19/tile-wild-card-with-rachel-martin_sq-c9e842a167bab21c50f45fbde9d7d33776e87eda-s100-c100.jpg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/19/tile-wild-card-with-rachel-martin_sq-c9e842a167bab21c50f45fbde9d7d33776e87eda-s100.jpg" class=" lazy" alt="" loading="lazy" /> Wild Card with Rachel Martin </a> </li></ul> <ul class="submenu__list submenu__list--directories"> <li class="submenu__item"><a href="/podcasts-and-shows/" data-metrics-action="click podcasts & shows" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"podcasts & shows","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/podcasts-and-shows/"}'>More Podcasts & Shows</a></li> </ul> </div> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--search"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/search/" id="navigation_dropdown-search" data-metrics-action="click search" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"search","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/search/"}'>Search</a> </div> </li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--newsletters"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="/newsletters/" data-metrics-action="click newsletters" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"newsletters","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/newsletters/"}' target='_blank'>Newsletters</a> </div> </li> <li id="user-account-dropdown-mount-two" class="menu__item menu__item--account"></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--shop"> <div class="menu__item-inner"> <a href="https://shopnpr.org" data-metrics-action="click npr shop" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"npr shop","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"https://shopnpr.org"}'>NPR Shop</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="menu menu--music" data-metrics-category-ga4="recirculation"> <div class="menu__list-wrap"> <ul class="menu__list menu__list--ecosystem menu__list--music"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--music-home"> <a href="/music/" data-metrics-action="click npr music logo" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"npr music logo","clickType":"global navigation","clickUrl":"/music/"}'> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome_svg/music-logo-dark.svg" class="music-logo" alt="NPR Music" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/chrome_svg/music-logo-light.svg" class="music-logo-alt" alt="NPR Music" /> </a> </li> <li class="menu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-34685/best-music-of-2024" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"best music of 2024","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/g-s1-34685\/best-music-of-2024"}' > Best Music of 2024 </a> </li><li class="menu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"all songs considered","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/allsongs\/"}' > All Songs Considered </a> </li><li class="menu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/tiny-desk-concerts/" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"tiny desk","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/tiny-desk-concerts\/"}' > Tiny Desk </a> </li><li class="menu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/music-features" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"music features","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/music-features"}' > Music Features </a> </li><li class="menu__item"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/770565791/npr-music-live-sessions" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"live sessions","clickType":"music ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/770565791\/npr-music-live-sessions"}' > Live Sessions </a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="menu menu--about" data-metrics-category-ga4="recirculation"> <div class="menu__list-wrap"> <ul class="menu__list menu__list--ecosystem menu__list--about"> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-home"><a href="/about/" data-metrics-action="click about npr" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"about npr","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/about/"}'>About NPR</a></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-diversity"><a href="/diversity/" data-metrics-action="click diversity" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"diversity","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/diversity/"}'>Diversity</a></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-support"><a href="/support/" data-metrics-action="click support" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"support","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/support/"}'>Support</a></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-careers"><a href="/careers/" data-metrics-action="click careers" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"careers","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/careers/"}'>Careers</a></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-press"><a href="/series/750003/press-room/" data-metrics-action="click press" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"press","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/series/750003/press-room/"}'>Press</a></li> <li class="menu__item menu__item--about-ethics"><a href="/ethics/" data-metrics-action="click ethics" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"global_navigation_click","clickName":"ethics","clickType":"about ecosystem navigation","clickUrl":"/ethics/"}'>Ethics</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> </nav> </header><main aria-label="main content"><div class="speakable"> <b data-is-speakable>News: U.S. and World News Headlines</b> <b data-is-speakable>NPR news, audio, and podcasts. Coverage of breaking stories, national and world news, politics, business, science, technology, and extended coverage of major national and world events.</b> </div> <div id="wrapper"> <header class="contentheader contentheader--one"><div class="branding branding--seamus"> <div class="branding__outer"> <div class="branding__inner"> <h1 class="branding__title">News</h1> </div>  </div>  </div>  <button class="toggle toggle--agg-tools"></button><div class="subnav-tools-wrap"> <div id="subNavigation" class="agglocation linkLocation" role="navigation" aria-label="sub-navigation"> <div id="res501724715" class="bucketwrap statichtml"> <div class="subtopics"> <ul class="animated fadeInRight"> <li><a href="/sections/national/">National</a></li><li><a href="/sections/world/">World</a></li><li><a href="/sections/politics/">Politics</a></li><li><a href="/sections/business/">Business</a></li><li><a href="/sections/climate/">Climate</a></li><li><a href="/sections/science/">Science</a></li><li><a href="/sections/health/">Health</a></li><li><a href="/sections/codeswitch/">Race</a></li> </ul></div><div class="roller-overlay"></div> </div>  </div> </div> </header> <a id="mainContent"></a> <section id="main-section"><div id="tools-wrapper"> <div class="agg-tools"> <ul> <li><a class="newsletter-subscription" href="/newsletter/news" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"newsletter","action":"newsletter_lead_click","clickType":"section button","clickName":"news","clickUrl":"\/newsletter\/news"}' >Subscribe to NPR's Up First Email</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id='featured' class='featured'> <div class='featured-3-up'> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50799/up-first-newsletter-house-budget-passed-elon-musk-doge-bird-flu"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="webp" class="feat1_23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat1_23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat1_23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., (right) departs a news conference alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1180232252/up-first-newsletter">Up First Newsletter</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50799/up-first-newsletter-house-budget-passed-elon-musk-doge-bird-flu" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/g-s1-50799\/up-first-newsletter-house-budget-passed-elon-musk-doge-bird-flu","clickPosition":"1.1"}' >The House passed a budget resolution. What's next? And, a tactic to decrease bird flu</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50799/up-first-newsletter-house-budget-passed-elon-musk-doge-bird-flu"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>House Republicans rallied together yesterday to pass multitrillion-dollar plan to address defense, immigration and more. And, why farmers don't like the idea of vaccinating poultry for bird flu.</a></p> </div> <article id="resg-s1-50802" class="bucketwrap resaudio insecure" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">House Budget Plan, DOGE Resignations, Battle Against Bird Flu</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"g-s1-50799:g-s1-50802","available":true,"duration":886,"title":"House Budget Plan, DOGE Resignations, Battle Against Bird Flu","audioUrl":"aHR0cHM6Ly9jaHJ0LmZtL3RyYWNrLzEzOEM5NS9wcmZ4LmJ5c3BvdGlmeS5jb20vZS9wbGF5LnBvZHRyYWMuY29tL25wci01MTAzMTgvdHJhZmZpYy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vTlBSOTQ3NTk1OTUwNC5tcDM\/ZD04NDcmc2l6ZT0xMzU2MzIzOCZlPTExOTg5MDg4MzUmdD1wb2RjYXN0JnA9NTEwMzE4JnNjPXNpdGVwbGF5ZXI=","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/g-s1-50799\/up-first-newsletter-house-budget-passed-elon-musk-doge-bird-flu","slug":"up first newsletter","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P14M,46S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">14:46</span> </time> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8160; --source-height: 4590; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307878/israel-bibas-funeral-gaza"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-format="webp" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8160x4590+0+425/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F3a%2F4f71607f4c699bfcb5514c209796%2Fap25057240246958.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Mourners gather around the convoy carrying the coffins of slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, during their funeral procession in Rishon Lezion, Israel on Wednesday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Mourners gather around the convoy carrying the coffins of slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, during their funeral procession in Rishon Lezion, Israel on Wednesday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ariel Schalit/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ariel Schalit/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis">Middle East crisis — explained</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307878/israel-bibas-funeral-gaza" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5307878\/israel-bibas-funeral-gaza","clickPosition":"1.2"}' >Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307878/israel-bibas-funeral-gaza"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Crowds gathered in Israel for the funeral procession of the Bibas family, a mother and two young sons killed while being held hostage in Gaza. The story of their killing has enraged Israelis, and Israeli government representatives were not invited to the funeral.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4198; --source-height: 2361; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50614/women-history-month-honor-influential-life"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-format="webp" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4198x2361+0+232/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fe5%2Fa8a5f9914036ad58d8ce67c713f7%2Fgettyimages-459494952.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Recording artist/actress Selena Gomez performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> ‎ <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kevin Winter/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Kevin Winter/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1180232252/up-first-newsletter">Up First Newsletter</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50614/women-history-month-honor-influential-life" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/g-s1-50614\/women-history-month-honor-influential-life","clickPosition":"1.3"}' >For Women's History Month, NPR wants to know who has made an impact in your life</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50614/women-history-month-honor-influential-life"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Is there a woman who has impacted your life in a profound way? NPR wants to hear your story.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> </div>  </div>  <aside id="ad-backstage-wrap" class="ad-wrap backstage" aria-label="advertisement"> <div class="ad-header border-type-above-flex-loc"><span>Sponsor Message</span></div> <div id="ad-backstage-news_home" class="ad-config ad-backstage has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","site":{"desktop":"n6735.NPR","mobile":"n6735.NPRMOBILE"},"zone":"news_home","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"1001"},"location":"backstage","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":false,"overflowCount":null,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":true}'></div> <div class="ad-footer border-type-above-flex-loc"></div> </aside> <div class="flex-location-wrap"> <div id="aggloc-above-overflow-3" class="agglocation linkLocation"> <div id="res550527419" class="bucketwrap internallink music_series_promo musicpromo"> <div class="series_promo_1col"> <div class="photowrap"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 998; --source-height: 561; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/550520662/got-a-news-tip"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="img lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="png" class="img lazyOnLoad" type="image/png" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=15&f=png" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s=1000&c=100&f=png" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/09/12/securedrop_wide-6d101470947208a08bc0af9386ff6da1a209d777.png?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="png" class="img lazyOnLoad" alt="Got A News Tip?" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Logo for SecureDrop and NPR. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NPR </span> </div> </div>  <div class="info"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/550520662/got-a-news-tip" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"story_recirculation_click","clickType":"inset box","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/about-npr\/550520662\/got-a-news-tip"}' >Got A News Tip?</a></h3> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/550520662/got-a-news-tip" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"recirculation","action":"story_recirculation_click","clickType":"inset box","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/about-npr\/550520662\/got-a-news-tip"}' >At NPR, we welcome your news tips. Here's a guide to getting in touch with our newsroom and how to share sensitive information.</a></p> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div id="overflow" class="list-overflow"> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1280; --source-height: 720; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300719/lunar-trailblazer-sets-out-to-find-water-on-the-moon"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fac%2F701f0b39415d977aa9c2ed417f62%2Fpia26453-medium.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt=" This artist's concept depicts NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface of the moon. The spacecraft weighs 440 lbs and is 11.5 feet wide when its solar panels are fully deployed." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> This artist's concept depicts NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface of the moon. The spacecraft weighs 440 lbs and is 11.5 feet wide when its solar panels are fully deployed. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NASA JPL / Lockheed Martin Space </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NASA JPL / Lockheed Martin Space </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/science/">Science</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300719/lunar-trailblazer-sets-out-to-find-water-on-the-moon" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5300719\/lunar-trailblazer-sets-out-to-find-water-on-the-moon","clickPosition":"2.1"}' >Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300719/lunar-trailblazer-sets-out-to-find-water-on-the-moon"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.</a></p> </div> <article id="resnx-s1-5364473-1" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5300719:nx-s1-5364473-1","available":true,"duration":190,"title":"Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2025\/02\/20250226_me_lunar_trailblazer_sets_out_to_find_water_on_the_moon.mp3?size=3048221&d=190461&e=nx-s1-5300719&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5300719\/lunar-trailblazer-sets-out-to-find-water-on-the-moon","slug":"Science","program":"Morning Edition","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_lunar_trailblazer_sets_out_to_find_water_on_the_moon.mp3?size=3048221&d=190461&e=nx-s1-5300719&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>3:10</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P3M,10S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">3:10</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"nx-s1-5300719","mediaId":"nx-s1-5364473-1","title":"Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_lunar_trailblazer_sets_out_to_find_water_on_the_moon.mp3?size=3048221&d=190461&e=nx-s1-5300719&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"nx-s1-5300719","mediaId":"nx-s1-5364473-1","title":"Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5300719/nx-s1-5364473-1" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"nx-s1-5300719","mediaId":"nx-s1-5364473-1","title":"Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5300719/nx-s1-5364473-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5300719/nx-s1-5364473-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6016; --source-height: 3384; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308593/children-screens-ai-common-sense-media"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6016x3384+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2F57%2F47e53f8240eaae2cf7e4d70ca904%2Fgettyimages-2165063697.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="An 8-month-old baby looks at an iPad with a cartoon on it, as he lays on his tummy on an activity mat." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> An 8-month-old baby watches a cartoon on a tablet. A survey by Common Sense Media found that 80% of parents are worried about their children spending too much time on screens. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/">Shots - Health News</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308593/children-screens-ai-common-sense-media" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5308593\/children-screens-ai-common-sense-media","clickPosition":"2.2"}' >Tablets for tots? Survey says kids watch videos on their own devices by age 2</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308593/children-screens-ai-common-sense-media"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>A.I. is the other big change in the media landscape for kids and parents, the report from Common Sense Media finds.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1440; --source-height: 810; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x810+0+452/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F78%2Fb1324752465293c960d46aeaf190%2Fanora-gs-neon-nor-keyart-igor-fin-02-rgb.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Yura Borisov as Igor in Anora." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Yura Borisov as Igor in <em>Anora.</em> <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NEON </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> NEON </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-44623/oscars-2025">Oscars 2025</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5292466\/yura-borisov-anora-oscars","clickPosition":"2.3"}' >How 'Anora' breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive 'brute'</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5292466/yura-borisov-anora-oscars"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Borisov, who plays the hired henchman Igor in <em>Anora</em>, is the first Russian actor to be nominated for an Oscar in decades. The film has a total of six nominations, including for best picture.</a></p> </div> <article id="resnx-s1-5367759-1" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">How ‘Anora’ breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive 'brute'</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5292466:nx-s1-5367759-1","available":true,"duration":302,"title":"How \u2018Anora\u2019 breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive \u0027brute\u0027","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2025\/02\/20250226_me_how_anora_breakout_star_yura_borisov_crafted_a_sensitive_brute.mp3?size=4841266&d=302538&e=nx-s1-5292466&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5292466\/yura-borisov-anora-oscars","slug":"Movie Interviews","program":"Morning Edition","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_how_anora_breakout_star_yura_borisov_crafted_a_sensitive_brute.mp3?size=4841266&d=302538&e=nx-s1-5292466&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>5:02</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P5M,2S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">5:02</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"nx-s1-5292466","mediaId":"nx-s1-5367759-1","title":"How &#39;Anora&#39; breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive &#39;brute&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_how_anora_breakout_star_yura_borisov_crafted_a_sensitive_brute.mp3?size=4841266&d=302538&e=nx-s1-5292466&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"nx-s1-5292466","mediaId":"nx-s1-5367759-1","title":"How &#39;Anora&#39; breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive &#39;brute&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5292466/nx-s1-5367759-1" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"nx-s1-5292466","mediaId":"nx-s1-5367759-1","title":"How &#39;Anora&#39; breakout star Yura Borisov crafted a sensitive &#39;brute&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5292466/nx-s1-5367759-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5292466/nx-s1-5367759-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8256; --source-height: 4644; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308628/trump-white-house-press-access-voa"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F6f%2Fd57c7e9144ebba8eeb08d648dcec%2Fgettyimages-2201329309.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Tueaday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Feb. 25, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/analysis/"> Analysis </a> </h3> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/analysis/">Analysis</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308628/trump-white-house-press-access-voa" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5308628\/trump-white-house-press-access-voa","clickPosition":"2.4"}' >Trump White House seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5308628/trump-white-house-press-access-voa"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1024; --source-height: 576; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5304400/trump-republicans-health-costs-medical-debt"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+54/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbe%2F0477a23342bb97e636cdf1730056%2Fgettyimages-2182873382.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="People hold up signs before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally Nov. 04, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> People hold up signs before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally Nov. 4, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/">Shots - Health News</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5304400/trump-republicans-health-costs-medical-debt" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5304400\/trump-republicans-health-costs-medical-debt","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >Some Trump voters want him to rein in health care costs. It's unclear if he will</a></h2> <h2 class="affiliation">KFF Health News</h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5304400/trump-republicans-health-costs-medical-debt"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>In polls and focus groups, Trump voters say they want the government to do something about big medical bills. It's a big change from 5 years ago, pollsters say, and may not be on Trump's agenda.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 7000; --source-height: 3937; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5296916/what-if-im-missing-form-attorneys-answer-tax-questions-npr-audience"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7000x3937+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F52%2F3320571a4f18864df63a38680aba%2Fgettyimages-1875371848.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="An illustration of a person with white skin sitting cross-legged on a burnt-orange carpet with only their torso, hands and legs visible. They're wearing a teal sweatshirt, navy sweatpants and white socks, and their hands are typing on a silver laptop. Their fingernails are painted a burnt orange. They are surrounded by piles of papers and a mug of coffee while a gray cat sits by their feet." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Tax Day is April 15. We posed six common tax questions to New York-based tax attorneys Hana Boruchov and Leo Gabovich. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/lifekit">Life Kit</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5296916/what-if-im-missing-form-attorneys-answer-tax-questions-npr-audience" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5296916\/what-if-im-missing-form-attorneys-answer-tax-questions-npr-audience","clickPosition":"2.6"}' >What if I'm missing a form? Attorneys answer tax questions from NPR's audience</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5296916/what-if-im-missing-form-attorneys-answer-tax-questions-npr-audience"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>We asked our listeners to send us their most befuddling questions about the 2025 tax season. What if you can't pay your tax bill? How good is online tax software? Two tax attorneys weigh in.</a></p> </div> <article id="resg-s1-50640" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Your 2025 tax questions, answered</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5296916:g-s1-50640","available":true,"duration":1072,"title":"Your 2025 tax questions, answered","audioUrl":"https:\/\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR7964752162.mp3?sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5296916\/what-if-im-missing-form-attorneys-answer-tax-questions-npr-audience","slug":"life kit","program":"","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7964752162.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>17:52</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P17M,52S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">17:52</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"nx-s1-5296916","mediaId":"g-s1-50640","title":"What if I&#39;m missing a form? Attorneys answer tax questions from NPR&#39;s audience","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR7964752162.mp3?sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"nx-s1-5296916","mediaId":"g-s1-50640","title":"What if I&#39;m missing a form? Attorneys answer tax questions from NPR&#39;s audience","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5296916/g-s1-50640" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"nx-s1-5296916","mediaId":"g-s1-50640","title":"What if I&#39;m missing a form? Attorneys answer tax questions from NPR&#39;s audience","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5296916/g-s1-50640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5296916/g-s1-50640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <aside id="ad-secondary-wrap" class="ad-wrap secondary" aria-label="advertisement"> <div class="ad-header border-type-agg-default"><span>Sponsor Message</span></div> <div id="ad-secondary-news_home" class="ad-config ad-secondary has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","site":{"desktop":"NPRSecondary","mobile":"NPRMobileSecondary"},"zone":"news_home","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"1001"},"location":"secondary","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":false,"overflowCount":null,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":false}'></div> <div class="ad-footer border-type-agg-default"></div> </aside> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 7822; --source-height: 4400; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300930/did-an-alzheimers-drug-give-sue-and-ken-bell-more-time-maybe"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7822x4400+0+408/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2F94%2F89c384a74c67b2cfad50bef70bb4%2F091624-npr-mt-027.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Ken and Susan Bell, September, 2024 in St. Charles, Mo." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Ken and Susan Bell, September, 2024 in St. Charles, Mo. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Michael B. Thomas/NPR/@miketphotog </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Michael B. Thomas/NPR/@miketphotog </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/">Shots - Health News</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300930/did-an-alzheimers-drug-give-sue-and-ken-bell-more-time-maybe" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5300930\/did-an-alzheimers-drug-give-sue-and-ken-bell-more-time-maybe","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >Did an Alzheimer's drug give Sue and Ken Bell more time? Maybe</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5300930/did-an-alzheimers-drug-give-sue-and-ken-bell-more-time-maybe"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the drug now marketed as Leqembi. Her husband isn't sure if it made a difference.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8360; --source-height: 4703; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309367/pope-francis-critical-recovery-pneumonia"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8360x4703+0+435/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F4b%2Feb53399e4253b3d479b20ed88e5d%2Fap25057280863788.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A woman prays for Pope Francis on Wednesday in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A woman prays for Pope Francis on Wednesdays in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, where the Pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Medichini/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Medichini/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/">Religion</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309367/pope-francis-critical-recovery-pneumonia" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5309367\/pope-francis-critical-recovery-pneumonia","clickPosition":"2.8"}' >Pope Francis is still in critical condition, but he had another 'restful night'</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309367/pope-francis-critical-recovery-pneumonia"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Francis, 88, has been in critical condition for several days and he has remained absent from several regular appearances. The church has encouraged worshippers around the world to pray for his health.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6192; --source-height: 3483; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309351/israel-and-hamas-agree-on-a-new-exchange-leaving-a-fragile-ceasefire-intact"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6192x3483+0+323/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F89%2F8f8396684f4793995b0786108859%2Fisrael-bodies-getty.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="People line the street to watch the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas with family in minibuses pass by on Feb. 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> People line the street to watch the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas with family in minibuses pass by on Feb. 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis">Middle East crisis — explained</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309351/israel-and-hamas-agree-on-a-new-exchange-leaving-a-fragile-ceasefire-intact" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/nx-s1-5309351\/israel-and-hamas-agree-on-a-new-exchange-leaving-a-fragile-ceasefire-intact","clickPosition":"2.9"}' >Israel and Hamas agree on a new exchange, leaving a fragile ceasefire intact</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309351/israel-and-hamas-agree-on-a-new-exchange-leaving-a-fragile-ceasefire-intact"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>The bodies of four Israeli hostages are to be returned late Wednesday and more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during the last week of the current Gaza ceasefire deal.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5559; --source-height: 3127; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50785/power-blackout-leaves-most-of-chile-in-darkness"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5559x3127+0+290/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fb3%2Fd9e0f4e6460eb1faf84a43a08b00%2Fap25056688023976.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A man walks in a parking garage during a power outage, in Santiago, Chile, on Feb. 25, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A man walks in a parking garage during a power outage, in Santiago, Chile, on Feb. 25, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Matias Basualdo/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Matias Basualdo/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/latin-america/">The Americas</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50785/power-blackout-leaves-most-of-chile-in-darkness" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/26\/g-s1-50785\/power-blackout-leaves-most-of-chile-in-darkness","clickPosition":"2.10"}' >A sweeping power blackout leaves most of Chile in darkness</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50785/power-blackout-leaves-most-of-chile-in-darkness"><time datetime="2025-02-26"><span class="date">February 26, 2025  </span></time>Internet and mobile phone services blinkered offline. People complained of water shortages as pumps stopped working. Emergency generators helped hospitals and government offices continue operating.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308649/trump-green-card-gold-card-immigration"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F47%2F9ff9f7e745afbfef2b8cec1467de%2Fgettyimages-2201981732.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="President Trump speaks to reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> President Trump speaks to reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the Oval Office on Feb. 25, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alex Wong/Getty Images North America </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Alex Wong/Getty Images North America </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/">Politics</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308649/trump-green-card-gold-card-immigration" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308649\/trump-green-card-gold-card-immigration","clickPosition":"2.11"}' >Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308649/trump-green-card-gold-card-immigration"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>The new visa program would effectively replace the current EB-5 investor visa program, and the proceeds could be used for deficit reduction.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5421; --source-height: 3049; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307906/trump-probationary-employees-firing-mspb"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5421x3049+0+565/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F7d%2Fdbd76f724981b018c26666f8e5ae%2Fgettyimages-1135900922.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="The Merit Systems Protection Board is the independent, quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in labor disputes brought by federal employees." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> The Merit Systems Protection Board is the independent, quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in labor disputes brought by federal employees. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Krisanapong Detraphiphat </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Krisanapong Detraphiphat </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/">Politics</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307906/trump-probationary-employees-firing-mspb" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5307906\/trump-probationary-employees-firing-mspb","clickPosition":"2.12"}' >Federal board orders government to reinstate six workers fired by Trump</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307906/trump-probationary-employees-firing-mspb"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in the firing of six probationary employees.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3420; --source-height: 1924; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308201/southwest-737-near-collision-chicago-midway-airport"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3420x1924+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F28%2F68c5b7064c59a90cc494c2a77a35%2Fscreenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-59-50-pm.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A screenshot from the StreamTime Live account on Youtube of the near collision between a Southwest 737 plane and a private business jet." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A screenshot from the StreamTime Live account on YouTube of the near-collision between a Southwest 737 plane and a private business jet at Chicago's Midway Airport. The 737 flight was arriving from Omaha, Neb. when the business jet mistakenly crossed the runway. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/XF6YDqccSsg?si=sJ0ZR8MQuDs5zGM3" class="Link" target="_blank" >StreamTime Live</a>/Screenshot by NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/XF6YDqccSsg?si=sJ0ZR8MQuDs5zGM3" class="Link" target="_blank" >StreamTime Live</a>/Screenshot by NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308201/southwest-737-near-collision-chicago-midway-airport" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308201\/southwest-737-near-collision-chicago-midway-airport","clickPosition":"2.13"}' >Southwest 737 and small business jet have 'near collision' at Chicago Midway Airport</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308201/southwest-737-near-collision-chicago-midway-airport"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small business jet. The 737 was landing when the business jet entered the runway.</a></p> </div> <article id="resnx-s1-5371510-1" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">Southwest 737 and small business jet have 'near collision' at Chicago Midway Airport</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5308201:nx-s1-5371510-1","available":true,"duration":122,"title":"Southwest 737 and small business jet have \u0027near collision\u0027 at Chicago Midway Airport","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2025\/02\/20250226_me_southwest_737_and_small_business_jet_have_near_collision_at_chicago_midway_airport.mp3?size=1958183&d=122344&e=nx-s1-5308201&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308201\/southwest-737-near-collision-chicago-midway-airport","slug":"National","program":"Morning Edition","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_southwest_737_and_small_business_jet_have_near_collision_at_chicago_midway_airport.mp3?size=1958183&d=122344&e=nx-s1-5308201&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>2:02</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P2M,2S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">2:02</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"nx-s1-5308201","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371510-1","title":"Southwest 737 and small business jet have &#39;near collision&#39; at Chicago Midway Airport","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_southwest_737_and_small_business_jet_have_near_collision_at_chicago_midway_airport.mp3?size=1958183&d=122344&e=nx-s1-5308201&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"nx-s1-5308201","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371510-1","title":"Southwest 737 and small business jet have &#39;near collision&#39; at Chicago Midway Airport","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308201/nx-s1-5371510-1" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"nx-s1-5308201","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371510-1","title":"Southwest 737 and small business jet have &#39;near collision&#39; at Chicago Midway Airport","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308201/nx-s1-5371510-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308201/nx-s1-5371510-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3000; --source-height: 1688; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/02/25/g-s1-50701/usaid-freeze-judge"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+156/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F9c%2F34815b8e43458e49b1df618e6474%2Fusaid-container.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Signage for the US government's humanitarian agency USAID is seen on a cargo container beside a tricycle in Manila on Feb. 4. " loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A cargo container in Manila bears signage for the U.S. government's humanitarian agency USAID. The Trump administration suspended most USAID projects; a judge is now calling for the freeze to be lifted. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images/AFP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images/AFP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/">Goats and Soda</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/02/25/g-s1-50701/usaid-freeze-judge" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goats-and-soda\/2025\/02\/25\/g-s1-50701\/usaid-freeze-judge","clickPosition":"2.14"}' >Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/02/25/g-s1-50701/usaid-freeze-judge"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali said officials have provided no evidence of compliance with repeated orders to unfreeze the money.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5807; --source-height: 3266; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50737/diana-taurasi-wnba-phoenix-mercury-retires"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5807x3266+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2Ff35ad5dd44cbbea8796ca905a5ca%2Fgettyimages-2173263168.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury has announced she will retire. The six-time Olympic gold medalist is also the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and a fan favorite." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury has announced she will retire. The six-time Olympic gold medalist is also the WNBA's all-time leading scorer and a fan favorite. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Christian Petersen/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Christian Petersen/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/sports/">Sports</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50737/diana-taurasi-wnba-phoenix-mercury-retires" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/g-s1-50737\/diana-taurasi-wnba-phoenix-mercury-retires","clickPosition":"2.15"}' >Diana Taurasi, 6-time Olympic gold medalist and the WNBA's top scorer, will retire</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-50737/diana-taurasi-wnba-phoenix-mercury-retires"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Taurasi leaves her basketball career as the most decorated woman to ever play, with three WNBA titles, three NCAA titles and six Olympic gold medals to her name.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308302/rhiannon-giddens-cancels-kennedy-center-concert"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F4e%2Fb25ebc01488bbac1c7992f07e981%2Fgettyimages-1622168104.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Rhiannon Giddens performs at 'A New York Evening With Rhiannon Giddens' at National Sawdust on August 17, 2023, in New York City." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Rhiannon Giddens performs at 'A New York Evening With Rhiannon Giddens' at National Sawdust on August 17, 2023, in New York City. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/music">Music</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308302/rhiannon-giddens-cancels-kennedy-center-concert" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308302\/rhiannon-giddens-cancels-kennedy-center-concert","clickPosition":"2.16"}' >Rhiannon Giddens is the latest artist to cancel Kennedy Center gig</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308302/rhiannon-giddens-cancels-kennedy-center-concert"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert – originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center – to a different venue in Washington, D.C.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5306433/guantanamo-detainee-speaks-venezuela-trump-immigration-abuse"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2Fdf%2Fcb998f7246a1923c132016927600%2Fgettyimages-2200102901.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Venezuelan migrants deported from US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay walk down from the Venezuelan Conviasa Airlines plane as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on February 20, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Venezuelan migrants deported from US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay walk down from the Venezuelan Conviasa Airlines plane as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on February 20, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> PEDRO MATTEY/AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> PEDRO MATTEY/AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/national/">National</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5306433/guantanamo-detainee-speaks-venezuela-trump-immigration-abuse" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5306433\/guantanamo-detainee-speaks-venezuela-trump-immigration-abuse","clickPosition":"2.17"}' >Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5306433/guantanamo-detainee-speaks-venezuela-trump-immigration-abuse"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 7710; --source-height: 4333; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779197/while-sanctions-still-cripple-a-shattered-syria-one-jewish-leader-returns-from-e"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/syrian-jews_npr_ayman-oghanna004_wide-3f1ce3d18c9e2b37255f9da1eab81ac4542804ac.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Rabbi Yousif Hamra, cantor Harry Hamra and Rabbi Asher Lopatin read a centuries old Torah inside the 500-year-old Faranj synagogue in Damascus on Feb. 18, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ayman Oghanna for NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ayman Oghanna for NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510366/state-of-the-world">State of the World from NPR</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779197/while-sanctions-still-cripple-a-shattered-syria-one-jewish-leader-returns-from-e" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/1233779197\/while-sanctions-still-cripple-a-shattered-syria-one-jewish-leader-returns-from-e","clickPosition":"2.18"}' >While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779197/while-sanctions-still-cripple-a-shattered-syria-one-jewish-leader-returns-from-e"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>During the Assad regimes, Western nations placed crippling economic sanctions on the country. Some have been lifted, but most are still in place, so how does a country shattered by civil war rebuild? And we follow the return to Damascus of one US Syrian Jewish leader, after decades in exile.</a></p> </div> <article id="res1267041012" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1233779197:1267041012","available":true,"duration":658,"title":"While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile","audioUrl":"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510366\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR8625324849.mp3?d=658&size=10538049&e=1233779197&t=podcast&p=510366&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/1233779197\/while-sanctions-still-cripple-a-shattered-syria-one-jewish-leader-returns-from-e","slug":"","program":"State of the World from NPR","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":true,"hasAdsWizz":true,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510366/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR8625324849.mp3?d=658&size=10538049&e=1233779197&t=podcast&p=510366&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>10:58</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P10M,58S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">10:58</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"1233779197","mediaId":"1267041012","title":"While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510366/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR8625324849.mp3?d=658&size=10538049&e=1233779197&t=podcast&p=510366&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"1233779197","mediaId":"1267041012","title":"While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779197/1267041012" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"1233779197","mediaId":"1267041012","title":"While sanctions still cripple a shattered Syria, one Jewish leader returns from exile","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779197/1267041012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779197/1267041012" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6329; --source-height: 3560; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779205/the-view-from-greenland-we-dont-want-to-be-americans"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/02/25/naaja-nathanielsen-01_wide-ea92b0180f53680ed2483d0c9900116c1d58606e.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans'" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Naaja Nathanielsen poses for a portrait in her office in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 20, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Grace Widyatmadja/NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Grace Widyatmadja/NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510355/considerthis">Consider This from NPR</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779205/the-view-from-greenland-we-dont-want-to-be-americans" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/1233779205\/the-view-from-greenland-we-dont-want-to-be-americans","clickPosition":"2.19"}' >The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans'</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/1233779205/the-view-from-greenland-we-dont-want-to-be-americans"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage.</a></p> </div> <article id="res1267043168" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans'</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"1233779205:1267043168","available":true,"duration":594,"title":"The view from Greenland: \u0027We don\u0027t want to be Americans\u0027","audioUrl":"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510355\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR3284149138.mp3?d=594&size=9511542&e=1233779205&t=podcast&p=510355&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/1233779205\/the-view-from-greenland-we-dont-want-to-be-americans","slug":"","program":"Consider This from NPR","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":true,"hasAdsWizz":true,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510355/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR3284149138.mp3?d=594&size=9511542&e=1233779205&t=podcast&p=510355&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>9:54</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P9M,54S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">9:54</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"1233779205","mediaId":"1267043168","title":"The view from Greenland: &#39;We don&#39;t want to be Americans&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://chrt.fm/track/138C95/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510355/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR3284149138.mp3?d=594&size=9511542&e=1233779205&t=podcast&p=510355&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"1233779205","mediaId":"1267043168","title":"The view from Greenland: &#39;We don&#39;t want to be Americans&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779205/1267043168" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"1233779205","mediaId":"1267043168","title":"The view from Greenland: &#39;We don&#39;t want to be Americans&#39;","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779205/1267043168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1233779205/1267043168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308067/house-republicans-budget-vote-mike-johnson"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F97%2F8aca643b417db44c9d985a2ac65e%2Fgettyimages-2201316835.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., (right) departs a news conference alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/">Politics</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308067/house-republicans-budget-vote-mike-johnson" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308067\/house-republicans-budget-vote-mike-johnson","clickPosition":"2.20"}' >House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5308067/house-republicans-budget-vote-mike-johnson"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>The GOP framework that passed Tuesday allows the party to move ahead on a sweeping multitrillion plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy.</a></p> </div> <article id="resnx-s1-5371609-1" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5308067:nx-s1-5371609-1","available":true,"duration":220,"title":"House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2025\/02\/20250226_me_house_republicans_pass_budget_resolution_clearing_a_key_early_test_for_trump_agenda.mp3?size=3528874&d=220503&e=nx-s1-5308067&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/nx-s1-5308067\/house-republicans-budget-vote-mike-johnson","slug":"Politics","program":"Morning Edition","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_house_republicans_pass_budget_resolution_clearing_a_key_early_test_for_trump_agenda.mp3?size=3528874&d=220503&e=nx-s1-5308067&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>3:40</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P3M,40S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">3:40</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <button class="audio-module-tools-toggle" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_open_more_options","storyId":"nx-s1-5308067","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371609-1","title":"House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda","type":"ondemand"}' > <b class="icn-toggle"></b> <b class="label">Toggle more options</b> </button> <ul class="audio-module-more-tools"> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-download"><a href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/02/20250226_me_house_republicans_pass_budget_resolution_clearing_a_key_early_test_for_trump_agenda.mp3?size=3528874&d=220503&e=nx-s1-5308067&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_download","storyId":"nx-s1-5308067","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371609-1","title":"House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="icn-download"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Download</b></a> </li> <li class="audio-tool audio-tool-embed" > <button data-embed-url="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308067/nx-s1-5371609-1" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_embed","storyId":"nx-s1-5308067","mediaId":"nx-s1-5371609-1","title":"House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda","type":"ondemand"}' ><b class="button-inner"><b class="icn-embed"></b><b class="audio-tool-label">Embed</b></b></button> <div class="audio-embed-overlay"> <button class="btn-close"></button> <label class="embed-label"> <b class="audio-embed-overlay__icon"></b> <b class="label">Embed</b> <input class="embed-url embed-url-no-touch" readonly value="<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308067/nx-s1-5371609-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></iframe>"> </label> <b class="embed-url embed-url-touch"> <code><b class="punctuation"><</b>iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5308067/nx-s1-5371609-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"></code> </b> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8256; --source-height: 4644; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-49483/car-insurance-premiums-costs-inflation"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8256x4644+0+430/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2Ffb%2F61114f6c44d0b46a41c12e3ad4f2%2Fgettyimages-2163862659.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Vehicles travel along Interstate 35 on July 26, 2024 in Austin, Texas." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Vehicles travel along Interstate 35 on July 26, 2024 in Austin, Texas. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brandon Bell/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Brandon Bell/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/your-money/">Your Money</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-49483/car-insurance-premiums-costs-inflation" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"news","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/25\/g-s1-49483\/car-insurance-premiums-costs-inflation","clickPosition":"2.21"}' >Tell us your story about car insurance premiums</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/g-s1-49483/car-insurance-premiums-costs-inflation"><time datetime="2025-02-25"><span class="date">February 25, 2025  </span></time>Car insurance premiums have been soaring. NPR wants to hear about what you've experienced in your premium costs, and why.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> </div>  <div class="scrolllink" id="scrolllink"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/sections/news/archive?start=placeholder">More from News</a> </div> <div id="infinitescrollwrap"> <div id="infinitescroll" class="infinitescroll" data-item-selector="article.item"></div> </div> <div class="options"> <button class="options__load-more">Load more stories</button> </div><div class="agg-archive-search-tools"> <b class="agg-archive-search-tools__lead-in"> <a href="/sections/news/archive">Browse archive</a> or </b> <a href="/search" class="agg-archive-search-tools__search">search npr.org</a> </div><footer id="npr-footer" class="npr-footer" role="contentinfo" aria-label="NPR footer"><div class="npr-footer__content"> <div class="npr-footer__module-group"> <div class="npr-footer__module"> <h6 class="npr-footer__header">Read & Listen</h6> <ul> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/sections/news/">News</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/sections/culture/">Culture</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/music/">Music</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/podcasts-and-shows" >Podcasts & Shows</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="npr-footer__module"> <h6 class="npr-footer__header">Connect</h6> <ul> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/newsletters/" target='_blank'>Newsletters</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NPR/" >Facebook</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/npr/">Instagram</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/press/">Press</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/sections/publiceditor/">Public Editor</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/corrections/">Corrections</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://help.npr.org/contact/s/">Contact & Help</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="npr-footer__module"> <h6 class="npr-footer__header">About NPR</h6> <ul> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about/">Overview</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/diversity/">Diversity</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/network/" target="_blank">NPR Network</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/1136563345/accessibility">Accessibility</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/ethics/">Ethics</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances">Finances</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="npr-footer__module"> <h6 class="npr-footer__header">Get Involved</h6> <ul> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/support/">Support Public Radio</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/186948703/corporate-sponsorship">Sponsor NPR</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/careers/">NPR Careers</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://shopnpr.org/">NPR Shop</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://www.nprpresents.org">NPR Events</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/sections/npr-extra/">NPR Extra</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="npr-footer__module npr-footer__module--secondary"> <ul> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use">Terms of Use</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">Privacy</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy#yourchoices">Your Privacy Choices</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><a href="https://text.npr.org/">Text Only</a></li> <li class="npr-footer__item"><span class="copy-year"></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </footer><div id="global-stickybar-mount" class="global-stickybar-mount"> </div> <div id="global-stickybar-mount-piano-wrap" class="global-stickybar"> <div id="global-stickybar-mount-piano" class="global-stickybar-mount-piano"> </div> </div> </section> <div id="main-sidebar"> <aside id="ad-standard-wrap" class="ad-wrap standard" aria-label="advertisement"> <div id="ad-standard-news_home" class="ad-config ad-standard has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","site":{"desktop":"n6735.NPR","mobile":"n6735.NPRMOBILE"},"zone":"news_home","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"1001"},"location":"standard","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":false,"overflowCount":null,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":false}'></div> <p class="left">Sponsor Message</p><p class="right"><a href="/about-npr/186948703/corporate-sponsorship">Become an NPR sponsor</a></p> </aside> </div>  </div>  <section id="global-modal-mount"></section>  <script type="text/javascript"> (function () { var loadPageJs = function () { (window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[]).push([[21],{1103:function(e,n,c){e.exports=c(301)},301:function(e,n,c){"use strict";c.p=NPR.serverVars.webpackPublicPath,Promise.all([c.e(1),c.e(2),c.e(3),c.e(5),c.e(79)]).then(function(e){c(2),c(63),c(82),c(83),c(36),c(84),c(55),c(64),c(65),c(45),c(37),c(66),c(1073),c(293),c(294),c(1074)}.bind(null,c)).catch(c.oe)}},[[1103,0]]]); }; if (document.readyState === 'complete') { loadPageJs(); } else { window.addEventListener('load', function load() { window.removeEventListener('load', load, false); loadPageJs(); }); } })(); </script> </main></body></html>