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This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. AP/U.S. Department of Justice hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a “few more weeks” to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday’s congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen U.S. senators called on the Justice Department’s watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline.…

Annelise Capossela for NPR Borrowers have spent much of 2025 trying to keep up with dizzying changes to the federal student loan system. The Trump administration and Congress are in the process of overhauling everything from how much Americans can borrow to how quickly they have to pay it back. Here’s what to know as we head into a new year: President Biden’s SAVE Plan is ending The U.S. Department of Education announced in early December that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end the popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan known as SAVE. The Saving…

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who is sponsoring legislation to prohibit President Trump from using federal dollars to wage war with Venezuela. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: All right. We heard Quil mention Iraq and comparisons to Iraq. Our next guest served four tours in the U.S. military in Iraq. Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts is on the line. Good morning.SETH MOULTON: Good morning, Steve.INSKEEP: What do you think the president’s goal is in Venezuela?MOULTON: Well, we really don’t know. It seems to be regime change, something that he has said repeatedly he’s against. He’s…

Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP NEW YORK — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and…

Jon Wiener: From The Nation Magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show, we feature some special songs for the season: Bob Dylan’s Christmas album. “Bells are ringin’, children singin’, all is merry and bright” — later in the show.  But first: Los Angeles versus Donald Trump: Bill Gallegos has that story – in a minute.[BREAK] JW: One of the most important chapters in the history of 2025 is the story of how LA defeated Donald Trump. In June 2025, he sent more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to occupy the city…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. The Europeans, characterized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations, fell afoul of a new visa policy announced in May to restrict the entry of foreigners deemed responsible for censorship of protected speech in the…

A federal agent pushes the wife of the detained man from Ecuador to the ground on September 25, 2025 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images In the span of less than 72 hours, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Victor Mojica went from being widely vilified and placed on administrative leave — to being returned right back to his old job. On a Friday in September, Mojica was caught on several cameras roughly pushing a woman into the hallway and then to the ground, as the woman screamed. The incident at an immigration…

In 2025, StudentNation published more than 100 original articles by student journalists reporting on youth-oriented movements and issues across the country—from the continued protests for Gaza to climate change to immigration to education—all while student writers and activists faced increased repression from the Trump administration and, often, their own universities. We’ve selected 20 of StudentNation’s best articles of the year to highlight the extraordinary range of reporting from the next generation. We’re deeply grateful to the Puffin Foundation whose great generosity to The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism made this work possible. Measures to allow local noncitizen voting failed in the…

In 2025, President Trump pushed Republican-led states to find advantages in 2026’s elections by redrawing congressional maps. The outcome may determine which party controls the House after midterms. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: One of the big topics in politics this year has been redistricting. President Trump set off a race to reshape the voting map before next year’s congressional elections. He’s been pushing Republican lawmakers across the country to redistrict so their party can hold on to the House. That is key to his MAGA agenda. For a look at where it all stands, we’re joined now by Andrew Schneider of…

Politics / December 23, 2025 Under the Trump administration’s anti-DEI directives, colleges would be forced to abandon gender balancing, disadvantaging men. Ad Policy President Donald Trump in the White House in January 2025.(Hu Yousong / Xinhua via Getty Images) One of the best-kept secrets about DEI is that it helps men—that includes white men—get into college. If you do not work in admissions, you are likely unaware of this fact, and that’s by design; one admissions officer even told The Wall Street Journal it’s “higher education’s dirty little secret.” But it’s been true for decades. Women’s college enrollment surpassed men’s…