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The Washington headquarters of the Department of Education on March 12. A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office notifications with partisan language. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office e-mail notifications with partisan language blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. “When government employees enter public service, they do not sign away their First Amendment rights,” U.S. District Judge…

Politics / Column / November 7, 2025 There were no bright spots for the GOP this election. Across the country, Democrats running on inclusionary, economically ambitious, pro-immigrant policies won. Ad Policy Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic governor-elect of New Jersey, takes a photo with attendees on election night in East Brunswick, New Jersey, on November 4, 2025.(Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump should have spent more time studying physics. In particular, he should have familiarized himself with Newton’s third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Translated into language the MAGA-man might…

The price of living room, kitchen and dining room furniture rose 25% since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR NPR’s series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what’s driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? Fill out this form to share your story with NPR. What’s the item? Furniture How has the price changed since before the pandemic? The price of bedroom furniture rose 11% since February 2020, according…

Politics / November 7, 2025 She had her flaws, but the 38-year House veteran was the most productive progressive leader of my lifetime. Ad Policy House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in 2020.(Tom Williams / AP Images) House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she won’t seek reelection in 2026. I am grateful to her for that—she’s 85, it’s time—but I’m not someone who is celebrating the news. I’m wistful about it. She had her flaws, but the 38-year House veteran was the most productive progressive leader of my lifetime. Some would deny her the label progressive, but her combination…

A man looks at the departures board at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Friday, the first day of FAA-mandated flight reductions. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is reducing air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, starting Friday and ramping up over the next week. The Federal Aviation Administration says the move aims to reduce pressure on air traffic controllers. As federal employees, they have been working without pay for over a month due to the government shutdown, now the longest in…

Comment / November 7, 2025 Keep it simple and focused amid the daily challenges of leading New York City. Ad Policy New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.(Angelina Katsanis / Getty) This article appears in the December 2025 issue, with the headline “Advice for Zohran.” Zohran Mamdani is about to find out what I learned the hard way: No one can be truly prepared for the tsunami-like dynamics of the transition from regular human to leader of a city of 8.5 million people. So let me speak from experience as a two-term mayor of New York City and offer a little…

The elections were voters’ chance to weigh in a year after President Trump’s election. Now Republicans and Democrats are reflecting on where they are and what they need to do to win in the future. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The elections this week were the first time that voters got to register how they’re feeling a year after President Trump’s election. And the answer was clear. They are not happy with the party in power. Now both Republicans and Democrats are reflecting on where they are and what they need to do to win in the future. NPR senior political editor…

Politics / November 7, 2025 Despite the attempts by so many in the party’s establishment to paint trans rights as a toxic issue, transphobia was soundly rejected across the country this week. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani waves the transgender pride flag during the New York City Pride Parade, on June 29, 2025.(Alexandra Buxbaum / Sipa USA via AP) The morning before Zohran Mamdani’s historic upset in the Democratic mayoral primary last June, the New York Post ran one of the endless number of pieces it has produced attacking the democratic socialist. This one focused on Mamdani’s proposal to expand and…

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, speaking via live video conference at the Christians United for Israel’s summit in 2018. Recent polling shows a sharp drop in support for Israel among young conservatives. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Red-state America has been a big fan of Israel, according to Jackson Lahmeyer, an evangelical pastor in Oklahoma and founder of Pastors for Trump. “Evangelical Christians in America for the most part, not always but generally speaking, have usually been very strong supporters of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people,” Lahmeyer said in…

Politics / November 7, 2025 For reasons both good and bad, Israel is dividing the Republican Party. Ad Policy The Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025.(Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images) Israel’s merciless slaughter of Palestinian civilians, which dates back decades but intensified after the Hamas attack of October 7, is remaking American politics on both the left and the right. As Kamala Harris acknowledges in her recent memoir, 107 Days, Joe Biden’s lack of empathy for Palestinians helped shatter the Democratic Party and…