- 4 minutes 54 secondsTrump touts his executive power to make his case to midterm votersPresident Trump is leaning into unprecedented power ahead of midterm Election Day. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy20 October 2026, 2:34 pm - 4 minutes 52 secondsTrump's biggest ballroom donors revealed: who are they?NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Washington Post investigative reporter Sarah Blaskey about new documents obtained by the Post that detail donors to the White House ballroom project.
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NPR Privacy Policy16 October 2026, 3:19 pm - 5 minutes 8 secondsDespite bad inflation report, Trump says economy is doing fineThe latest tough inflation report reinforces the challenge for President Trump and GOP candidates ahead into the midterm elections. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy15 October 2026, 2:55 pm - 3 minutes 59 secondsCNN, MS NOW and Politico prevail against White House — for nowA federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage — at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy14 October 2026, 3:23 pm - 5 minutes 4 secondsHow Trump reshaped the DOJ's Civil Rights Division to serve his agendaThe Civil Rights Division, long the crown jewel of the Justice Department, has been radically reshaped under President Trump, using its enforcement powers to pursue the president's MAGA agenda. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy13 October 2026, 3:07 pm - 5 minutes 3 secondsTrump wants to turn one of his Florida golf clubs into a Camp David-style retreatNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Antonio Fins, Palm Beach Post politics editor, about his report of President Trump's proposed presidential golf retreat in South Florida.
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NPR Privacy Policy8 October 2026, 2:25 pm - 3 minutes 13 secondsTrump hits the road to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of the midterm electionsPresident Trump hits the campaign trail as Republicans look to rally turnout ahead of the midterms. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy7 October 2026, 2:56 pm - 5 minutes 1 secondTrump administration using massive civil fines to push self-deportationsSome undocumented immigrants face fines of more than a million dollars for failing to follow deportation orders from years ago.
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NPR Privacy Policy1 October 2026, 2:54 pm - 3 minutes 40 secondsFormer special counsel Jack Smith defends investigation into Trump on Capitol HillFormer Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capitol Hill. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy30 September 2026, 2:53 pm - 4 minutes 5 secondsWhat to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President TrumpPresident Trump, for the second year in a row, is refusing to send some of that money to the places that Congress says it has to go, setting off a fresh battle with lawmakers over who controls federal spending. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.
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NPR Privacy Policy29 September 2026, 2:56 pm - 8 minutes 13 secondsTaxpayer-funded Trump administration ads raise questions about their legalityNPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former White House ethics czar Norman Eisen about the ethical and legal questions raised by new Trump administration advertisements, which are funded by taxpayer money.
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