Category: Politics

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Yorker writer Jane Mayer about her latest article on Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: If you happened to turn on Fox News earlier today, you might have caught an unusual guest on set – a mother who, at times, turned to look directly […]

Jared Isaacman at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, earlier this year. The billionaire astronaut with close ties to SpaceX has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to run NASA. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP President-elect Donald Trump has chosen billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to be the next administrator of […]

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court’s the conservative majority on Wednesday seemed very likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. In the last […]

Rodney Scott, former chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, speaks following a border tour with former Vice President Mike Pence, Monday, June 13, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Matt York/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt York/AP/AP Rodney Scott, former chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead Customs and […]

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration’s envoy to America’s most potent economic and military adversary. Trump said in a social media post that Perdue “brings […]

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. A new settlement that will end a payday-like loan operation in Minnesota puts additional pressure on a Native American tribe that has been on […]

A visitor looks at an exhibition on voting rights in the U.S. at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., in January. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images With Republicans set to control Congress and the White House starting next year, some voting rights advocates are […]

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks to Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, about the work of a congressional task force that investigated an attempt on President-elect Trump’s life. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A congressional task force investigating an assassination attempt on President-elect Trump wrapped up its hearings on Capitol Hill. On the final day, acting U.S. […]

Voters take a selfie after casting ballots at Edsel Ford High School on Nov. 5 in Dearborn, Mich. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory Shamus/Getty Images New data shows that the vast majority of Americans felt this year’s general election was administered well, a stark contrast to perceptions in 2020 and a reflection […]

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Lisa Warwick found her husband gasping for air at the foot of the basement stairs and knew the miracle was over. It was Aug. 2, 2020, more than 11 years since Scot Warwick […]