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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption …

Students walk up the steps of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on the campus of Harvard University. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR A federal judge in …

Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at a press conference at the University of Miami Health System Don Soffer Clinical Research Center on May 17, 2022 in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty …

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Lisa Phillips, who says she was sex trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, about political moves to release more information and about seeking justice for his victims.

Caption: John “Speedy” Riddle works in A Shaving Grace Barbershop in the southeast Houston area. Riddle moved to Houston at the age of 15 after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his family …

It’s been several weeks since President Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police force. NPR breaks down the data on who’s been arrested and what they’re charged with in the city.

Members of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines guard a federal building in June. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP A California federal judge has ruled for …

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about a bipartisan demand for the Justice Department to release more information related to Jeffrey Epstein.

A new Nilson Homes development in Plain City, Utah, includes smaller starter homes side by side with larger market-rate ones. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Ludden/NPR PLAIN CITY, …