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A view of the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in Manhattan, N.Y., where the Second Circuit Court of Appeals is seated, from 2020. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP A nonprofit group that advocates for law clerks has taken the rare step of filing a misconduct complaint against a federal appeals court judge, alleging she bullies and mistreats law clerks and that the courts’ process for fielding such claims is broken. The complaint from the Legal Accountability Project against Judge Sarah Merriam of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit states that it is based on conversations…

The Care Can’t Wait coalition has advocated for federal support for family caregivers, including advocating for the Build Back Better bill in 2021. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Unbendable Media/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Unbendable Media/Getty Images In early December, Andy Kim walked onto the Senate floor to give his first solo speech. By tradition, this is a formal introduction, the chance for a new Congressperson to announce what he stands for. Kim, a Democrat from New Jersey, told the story of his father’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease just a few weeks prior. After the appointment,…

President Trump began the year with huge plans and a GOP in lockstep, but heading into 2026 there are cracks in his support that could affect how much his administration gets done. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Of course, 2026 is just days away – a time to look backward at the year that was and forward to the year to come. NPR senior contributor Ron Elving has been thinking about the state of U.S. politics since President Donald Trump returned to power. And, of course, Ron is completely up to the task of looking both backward and forward. Ron, thanks so…

President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy today and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow. DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: Two world leaders involved in two major conflicts are meeting President Trump this week. In a few minutes, we’ll hear about what the Israeli prime minister may have planned for the president tomorrow. Today, Trump meets Ukraine’s leader, and this time, not in the Oval Office. NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins us now. Good morning, Danielle.DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Good morning, Daniel.ESTRIN: So this afternoon, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet President Trump in Florida. That’s where Trump…

Paul B. Miller shops at The Market food pantry in Logan, Ohio on Dec. 9. Food aid was just one of many services offered here that faced disruption in 2025. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR LOGAN, Ohio – Before dawn, in a cold, blustery drizzle, a line forms outside a small, squat building on an open stretch of road on the outskirts of town. “My heater quit working in my car,” Scott Skinner says good-naturedly to the next man in line. “Man, what kinda luck am I having.” The building is called “The…

Paintings and gold trim are visible behind reporters as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a swearing in ceremony. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America It is well known that President Trump was a real-estate developer before descending his golden escalator and entering politics. And in his first term, he didn’t really flex those muscles. But since returning to the White House, Trump has been on a remodeling spree. “I have two jobs,” Trump said recently. Commander in chief is one, but his real passion appears to be the second. “I have a…

In this time of unrelenting, often unprecedented cruelty and lawlessness, I’m grateful for Nation readers like you.  So many of you have taken to the streets, organized in your neighborhood and with your union, and showed up at the ballot box to vote for progressive candidates. You’re proving that it is possible—to paraphrase the legendary Patti Smith—to redeem the work of the fools running our government. And as we head into 2026, I promise that The Nation will fight like never before for justice, humanity, and dignity in these United States.  At a time when most news organizations are either…

Clockwise from top left: stills from Eddington, Bugonia, Sinners, It Was Just an Accident, Good Fortune, One Battle After Another, Richard Foreman/A24; Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features; Warner Bros. Pictures; NEON; Eddy Chen/Lionsgate; Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption toggle caption Richard Foreman/A24; Atsushi Nishijima/Focus Features; Warner Bros. Pictures; NEON; Eddy Chen/Lionsgate; Warner Bros. Pictures In 2025, a time of intense political turmoil and division, James L. Brooks released his first film in 15 years, a political rom-dramedy looking back on the year 2008 through wistful, Obamacore-clouded eyes. Despite a stacked ensemble that includes Jamie Lee Curtis and Albert Brooks, Ella McCay is…

Palestinian youth walk along a tent camp for displaced people as the sun sets in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling out before a complicated second phase. Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate to try to leverage his strong relationship with Netanyahu and look for ways…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption toggle caption Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday to try to close out a peace agreement that would end nearly four years of war that began with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The two will meet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, where the U.S. president is spending the holidays and has an agenda mostly filled with daily rounds of…