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The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday. Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with Consider This+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/considerthis

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Is MAHA influencing health policy?

At the recent Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, summit - which was attended by the U.S. Secretary of Health and the Vice President - the agenda showed a shift toward alternative medicine, wellness and nutrition and away from conventional medication. Mos...

Is MAHA influencing health policy?

1 DAYS AGO

What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle?

When the Missouri legislature began to redraw maps mid-decade, it reminded a reporter of a very specific movie scene. The film was Air Bud, and although the plot focuses on a loophole that allows a dog to play basketball, some in Missouri say there ar...

What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle?

2 DAYS AGO

How parking explains everything

No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U.S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car. Put another way, America devotes more square footage to storing cars than housing people. In this episod...

How parking explains everything

3 DAYS AGO

What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving

From building homes to ushering theater-goers to re-enacting medieval history for middle-schoolers – yes, you read that right – acts of volunteerism have remained vital for communities across the country. And not just for people in need. This year, many...

What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving

4 DAYS AGO

AI is transforming crime, too

By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches. That’s according to data compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center. One reason is the proliferation of artificial intelligence, which ...

AI is transforming crime, too

4 DAYS AGO

Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”

Facing the threat of a potential military court martial and possible questions from the FBI, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona spoke to NPR's Scott Detrow. This comes after Kelly, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, appeared with five other Democratic...

Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”

5 DAYS AGO

Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician

The CDC recently rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest shots might cause autism, renewing false claims about vaccines and causing anxiety among parents. Physicians often deal with misinformation, but the difference is that it's now coming from the federa...

Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician

6 DAYS AGO

Can progressive mayors save the Democratic Party?

New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani built a coalition of voters who were engaged by his charisma and his campaign’s focus on key issues such as affordable transportation, housing and childcare. Mamdani has pointed to Boston mayor Michelle Wu, who wa...

Can progressive mayors save the Democratic Party?

Nov 21

Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department

When President Trump nominated Linda McMahon as education secretary, he told her to put herself out of a job. She moved one step closer to that this week when the Trump administration shifted the responsibility of several departments to other federal agenc...

Trump moves closer to closing the Education Department

Nov 20

Expensive and exhausting: Why caregivers need to care for themselves, too

Caregiving services for seniors can easily cost more each year than what the average American makes. And health insurers, both government and private, may not provide the coverage people need. That leads many people to step in and do the work for free. ...

Expensive and exhausting: Why caregivers need to care for themselves, too

Nov 19

How Chicago's ICE resistance was born

Activists in Chicago have been tracking federal immigration enforcement agents' movements, following their cars and alerting neighbors with whistles. This resistance sprang into action in response to Trump's Operation Midway Blitz, but it's nearly a decade...

How Chicago's ICE resistance was born

Nov 18

When it comes to the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, it's complicated

President Trump is deepening the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, despite the government coming under fire for human right abuses, despite the concerns the prince himself ordered the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Why is Saudi...

When it comes to the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, it's complicated

Nov 17

Republicans targeted abortion providers. Some Mainers lost primary care

Maine Family Planning clinics treat STDs, bronchitis and tick bites. Because they also provide abortions, they've been hit by a new federal law that cuts them out of Medicaid. Now, they're cutting back on services to try to survive. For sponsor-free epi...

Republicans targeted abortion providers. Some Mainers lost primary care

Nov 16

Tornado recovery in St. Louis is a mess. The city blames Trump's FEMA changes

It's been six months since a tornado hit St. Louis and damaged more than five thousand buildings and homes. Residents and local officials say the Trump administration's new policy on federal disaster assistance has meant they have been left to do the wor...

Tornado recovery in St. Louis is a mess. The city blames Trump's FEMA changes

Nov 15

What it takes to make a Tiny Desk Concert

NPR's concert series Tiny Desk, first launched on a whim in 2008, attracts millions of viewers. We hear from two members of the NPR music team on what they love about producing and sharing Tiny Desk performances with the world. Host Sacha Pfeiffer speak...

What it takes to make a Tiny Desk Concert

Nov 14

A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts

At a recent gathering of Swiss business executives in the White House, the CEO of Rolex presented President Trump with a gold-plated desk clock. The CEO of a precious-metals company presented the president with an engraved gold bar. They were not the off...

A Rolex, a gold bar, a trade deal and the ethics of presidential gifts

Nov 13

'Is this really happening?' National Guard Members on Trump Deployments

A group of National Guard members in Ohio are using an encrypted group chat to work out how they're feeling as President Trump deploys Guard troops to several U.S. cities. It’s become a place for existential questions about their service, careers…and c...

'Is this really happening?' National Guard Members on Trump Deployments

Nov 12

Democrats have released more Epstein emails. What next?

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein that suggest Donald Trump may have known about Epstein’s sex-abuse operations. In one, Epstein writes that Trump “knew about the girls.” The White House has re...

Democrats have released more Epstein emails. What next?

Nov 11

Why Fetterman still thinks his party is wrong on Israel, shutdown & the working class

When John Fetterman won Pennsylvania's senate seat in 2022, Democrats across the country treated him as a hero and an example of a path forward for the party in the populist Trump era. Three years later, he often finds himself at odds with his party – ...

Why Fetterman still thinks his party is wrong on Israel, shutdown & the working class

Nov 10

FDA reverses decades of guidance on hormone therapy for menopause

The FDA is removing the black box warning on estrogen therapy after two decades. Should it? Women who want to use estrogen to treat menopause symptoms often face a difficult choice. That’s because those hormone treatments contain a “black-box war...

FDA reverses decades of guidance on hormone therapy for menopause