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Could artificial intelligence improve special education?
May 20, 2026
Special education teachers are using artificial intelligence to manage crushing paperwork. Could it help instructors spend more time with their students? Millions of students qualify for special…
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Former ‘Ebola czar’ on the current outbreak in Africa
May 19, 2026
More than a decade ago, Ron Klain helped orchestrate the U.S. response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, as the White House Ebola response coordinator under President Obama. Now, with a…
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Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead?
May 18, 2026
Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead? We ask him. Schlossberg seems to be trying to follow the path his grandfather John F. Kennedy took when he was elected to Congress almost eight decades…
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A prayer festival calls for more religion in politics, not less
May 17, 2026
A prayer festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC was partially organized and funded by the federal government. Its evangelical Christian messaging and call for more religion in politics not…
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How to separate the signal from the noise when covering the midterms
May 16, 2026
NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro has spent years covering elections and parsing through voter data. With the midterm elections approaching Montanaro talks about how he…
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Trump isn’t talking about deportations, but they’re still happening
May 15, 2026
The Trump administration hasn't been talking much about its mass deportation policy, but that doesn't mean efforts have stopped. Back in February, support for President Trump’s mass deportation…
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Is the US running out of weapons in the Iran War?
May 14, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is butting heads with Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona again — this time, over Kelly’s recent statements that the U.S. is depleting its weapons supply in this…
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Is there anything new to learn from the ‘alien files’?
May 13, 2026
Flying discs, metallic orbs, and a mysterious cylinder tumbling past the Apollo spacecraft. Those are just a few of the unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, contained in a batch of government…
Trump promised Americans impartial justice. Is he delivering?
May 12, 2026
President Trump promised Americans, fair, equal and impartial justice…is that what he’s delivering? President Trump campaigned on a promise to undo the levers of the justice system that he said were…
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Maria Corina Machado has a plan for democracy in Venezuela
May 11, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year, for her work to promote democracy in her country. Many Venezuelans expected Machado would eventually…
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Understanding China’s ambition to expand its nuclear program
May 10, 2026
China’s nuclear weapons capabilities are small compared to that of Russia and the U.S. However, China has been expanding its nuclear arsenal under the leadership of Xi Jinping, doubling in size in…
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Skier Lindsey Vonn won't back down
May 08, 2026
Skiing star Lindsey Vonn was on the cusp of capping off one of the most remarkable career comebacks the Olympics has ever seen. Then it all changed. It had been six years since she stepped away from…
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What's driving an increase in antisemitism in the United Kingdom?
May 07, 2026
The number of antisemitic incidents is on the rise in the UK. What is driving it, and – how is the British government trying to combat it? The United Kingdom faces an antisemitism emergency. That’s…
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The man who changed TV news
May 06, 2026
When the U.S. and Israel bomb Iran and start a war, we know about it moments after it’s started — sometimes even moments before. When Russian tanks cross the border into Ukraine, we watch as it’s…
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How much is the war hitting American's bottom line?
May 05, 2026
There already was an affordability crisis in the U.S. How the war with Iran is making life more expensive. President Trump says the economy is “roaring.” That as Americans are paying an average price…
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Trump says he's pulling U.S. troops from Germany. Does it matter?
May 04, 2026
Trump is once again threatening NATO allies. What would a reduction of U.S. troops in Germany mean for security and the U.S. military? Today, about 36,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Germany, and…
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How does diplomacy work during a military deadlock?
May 03, 2026
The war with Iran is in a deadlock. Despite a back and forth of peace plans, there is no permanent ceasefire. President Trump has oscillated between a willingness to engage in diplomacy and threats…
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What it takes to report stories from the war in the Middle East
May 02, 2026
Covering a war isn’t easy and it takes a whole team working both on the air and behind the scenes to bring you accurate, independent reporting from the frontlines. For this week’s Reporter’s Notebook…
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Trump immigration application pause throws lives in limbo
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration has paused immigration applications for people from 39 countries, and for those already living in the U.S. the impact has been catastrophic. The lives of hundreds of…
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RFK Jr. says it's the model for addiction treatment. Experts disagree
Apr 30, 2026
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks he has the answer to addiction treatment. The experts say otherwise. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thinks he’s cracked the code for addiction…
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How an antisemitic conspiracy theory made its way to a state capitol
Apr 29, 2026
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol…
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Can Illinois hold the feds accountable for immigration crackdown?
Apr 28, 2026
The Illinois state government has been investigating the United States government. Specifically, a panel called the Illinois Accountability Commission has been conducting interviews and reviewing…
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Correspondents dinner shooting unleashes conspiracy theories
Apr 27, 2026
Within minutes of the news of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, people claimed on social media that the incident was “STAGED." To be clear — these were conspiracy theories, not…
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What we know about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Apr 26, 2026
Hours after a gunman attempted to breach the White House Correspondents' Dinner, details are slowly emerging about who he is, and how he was able to get into the Washington Hilton where the dinner…
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How one of Trump's biggest defenders became an outspoken critic
Apr 24, 2026
Tucker Carlson was one of President Trump’s biggest defenders. Now, he's one of his loudest critics. Tucker Carlson now says he is “tormented” by his previous support for President Trump. The…
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What's it like to return home amid war?
Apr 23, 2026
More than a million Lebanese residents have found themselves without a place to call home since the war reignited in early March. Now with a shaky temporary ceasefire in place – people are trying to…
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Is tit-for-tat political gerrymandering the future of US politics?
Apr 22, 2026
Virginia voters delivered a major win to Democrats on Tuesday. A narrow majority voted to allow lawmakers to bypass the state's bipartisan redistricting commission. That means the Democratic-led…
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How to move 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium out of Iran
Apr 21, 2026
The U.S. estimates that Iran possesses nearly 1,000 pounds of highly-enriched uranium. It’s not quite enriched to weapons-grade, but it’s not far off. As part of its attempt to prevent Iran from…
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What does PEPFAR’s future look like in the Trump administration?
Apr 20, 2026
PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has saved 26 million lives since President George W. Bush launched the program in 2003. But the Trump administration has made major changes to…
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The DHS shutdown and U.S. immigration policies could hinder the World Cup
Apr 19, 2026
The FIFA 2026 World Cup kicks off in June and 11 American host cities are getting ready for an influx of fans. Juliette Kayyem, a national security expert and former DHS official, examines how the…
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