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Politics / January 12, 2026 An otherwise inert opposition party may well clean up on Donald Trump’s destructive and hubristic governing record. Ad Policy Congressional leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer exit a press conference last week.(Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images) Ten months is an eternity in political time, but from today’s vantage point, Democrats have to feel pretty good about their chances of delivering an electoral shellacking to President Donald Trump and his congressional allies in November. To be clear, this has very little to do with any change in the campaign strategy, policy thinking, or moral imagination of…

Marrying a roommate for insurance? Some Americans are making big leaps to manage the cost of health care. Anton Pentegov/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anton Pentegov/iStockphoto/Getty Images When he stops to think about it, Mathew says, his situation feels kind of ridiculous. “I find myself in the middle of some sort of rom-com plot,” he says. “For me to be able to see my doctor to tend to my autoimmune disease, I had to marry my best friend — it’s like some weird twisted plot of Will and Grace.” Mathew asked NPR not to use his full name because…

Thousands of people participate in a protest against the policies, both foreign and domestic, of the Trump administration on Sunday in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images People took to the streets in cities across the country this weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week. At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned for Saturday and Sunday, according to Indivisible, a progressive grassroots…

Stephen Miller is largely credited with channeling President Trump’s desires and making his vision for the United States real. Ashley Parker, a staff writer for The Atlantic, explains Miller’s power within the administration. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Stephen Miller isn’t an elected official, but there are a few people with more power in America today. As the deputy chief of staff for policy and one of President Trump’s longest-serving aides, Miller’s been the driving force behind many of Trump’s core policies. He’s the architect of the anti-immigrant crackdown and led the push in ICE recruitment and deployment. And he’s been in…

A photograph of President Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s “American Presidents” exhibit on Sunday. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP The wall text next to a new portrait of President Trump on display in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., no longer mentions his two impeachments and also removes information about his presidency. A spokesperson for the Smithsonian said in a statement to NPR on Sunday that the National Portrait Gallery had begun a planned update of its “America’s Presidents” gallery, which will include…

This frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. UGC/AP hide caption toggle caption UGC/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and…

A large bird puppet crafted at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis is carried down Lake Street during a march demanding ICE’s removal from Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. Ben Hovland/MPR News hide caption toggle caption Ben Hovland/MPR News People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this week. At least 1,000 events across the U.S. were planned…

This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Airman preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. AP/U.S. Air Force via DVIDS hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Air Force via DVIDS WASHINGTON — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around…

A replica plaque commemorating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot stands outside the office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has said the commemorative memorial does not comply with the law. The action happened swiftly, with brief debate, in floor action Thursday. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina had…

This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. AP hide caption toggle caption AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — European leaders urged Iran late Friday to allow its citizens to demonstrate without reprisal after Tehran signaled security forces would crack down on the protesters whom U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to support. At least 62 people have been killed in the protests that began in late December over Iran’s ailing economy and have morphed into the most significant challenge to the government in years. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as having hands “stained with…