President Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ludovic Marin/AFP via …
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Republicans’ love/hate relationship with the Education Department
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump says he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education. Some Republicans appear torn about the department’s fate. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images …
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Relations sour across the U.S.-Canada border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor decades, residents of Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ontario, across the river in Canada, have had close ties. A month into President Trump’s second term, relations have deteriorated. DON GONYEA, …
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What does Trump’s pick for labor secretary tell us about his priorities for workers?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Don Gonyea speaks with labor historian Harley Shaiken about what President Trump’s pick for labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, tells us about how he’s thinking about labor policy.
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Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVehicles move across the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Vehicles move across the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. …
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Two conservative events show how Trump has created a divide in the Republican Party
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo gatherings of conservative activists, one supportive of President Trump and the other opposed, show how he has remade the Republican Party.
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CPAC is an annual meeting of conservative leaders. How’s it changed in recent years?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Conservative Political Action Conference, which meets on Saturday, has shifted toward President Trump and away from traditional conservatism. DON GONYEA, HOST: CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, has been …
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Elon Musk tells federal employees to document work in email or be fired
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesElon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, on Thursday in Oxon Hill, Md. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle …
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Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco in 2023. The Trump administration plans to cut most federal staff in the HUD …
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Week in politics: Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, mass firings at federal agencies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe look at President Trump’s embrace of Vladimir Putin as he turns his back on U.S. ally, Ukraine, as well as mass firings at government agencies and how that will …