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Politics / December 1, 2025 Trump’s war crimes deserve legal retribution, but also show why we need an entirely new foreign policy. Ad Policy United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump look on during a game between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on November 9, 2025, in Landover, Maryland.(Greg Fiume / Getty Images) Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters sometimes celebrate his administration’s policies in terms that are more damning than any rebuke by the president’s harshest critics. A perfect example came after The Washington Post reported that on September 2 Defense…

Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Does being more conservative mean having more kids? Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. And now a new report from a conservative-leaning group argues that that could have implications for politics and culture in the U.S. down the road. NPR political correspondent Sarah McCammon has been following this and joins us now. Hi there.SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE:…

December 1, 2025 Don’t just freeze the rent of rent-stabilized units. Don’t allow their demolition at all. Ad Policy A homeless man lies on the ground with his belongings while people pass him by in Manhattan, New York. (Seluck Acar / Getty Images) Dear Mayor Mamdani, Congratulations on your win. Many New Yorkers are counting on you to accelerate the development of affordable housing. But what about saving from demolition the existing rent stabilized units that are being torn down to make way for luxury housing? This is a little recognized trend. You now have the opportunity to stop this…

Members of law enforcement, including the U.S. Secret Service and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, respond to a shooting near the White House on November 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images North America When Rahmanullah Lakanwal came to the U.S. from Afghanistan he appeared lively and full of hope, but over the course of years, he slipped into isolation and was prone to taking cross country drives without telling his family, according to a volunteer who…

December 1, 2025 West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is inventing reasons for the National Guard to occupy Washington, DC. We cannot let his outrageous fabrications take hold. Ad Policy Members of the National Guard patrol along Constitution Avenue on December 1, 2025, in Washington, DC. Two West Virginia National Guard troops were shot on November 26, resulting in the death of Sarah Beckstrom on November 27.(Heather Diehl / Getty Images) Over the holiday weekend in Washington, DC, two members of the West Virginia National Guard, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, were shot at a short metro ride from…

The Independent Center is using AI to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win over the Democratic or Republican candidate. Its goal is to elect at least a handful of independents to disrupt the two-party system on Capitol Hill. Glenn Harvey for NPR hide caption toggle caption Glenn Harvey for NPR The rise of AI assistants is rewriting the rhythms of everyday life: People are feeding their blood test results into chatbots, turning to ChatGPT for advice on their love lives and leaning on AI for everything from planning trips to finishing homework assignments. Now, one organization suggests artificial…

December 1, 2025 Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but count on one thing: It will be about something else tomorrow. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City.(Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Rooting out terrorism and antisemitism was the supposed reason that plainclothed ICE agents arrested doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk on a…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The Venezuelan government has condemned President Trump’s statement on Saturday calling for the airspace above Venezuela to be closed. In a Truth Social post, Trump said “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.” The Venezuelan government responded with a statement saying Trump’s comments violate international law and are a “colonialist…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the press at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Martial Trezzini/Keystone/AP hide caption toggle caption Martial Trezzini/Keystone/AP WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, were expected to sit down…

Signs are displayed outside a tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024, in Evanston, Ill. Teresa Crawford/AP hide caption toggle caption Teresa Crawford/AP Northwestern University has agreed to a $75 million payout to the Trump administration to settle a discrimination investigation into the school and to restore federal funding that had been frozen throughout the inquest, the Justice Department announced on Friday. “Today’s settlement marks another victory in the Trump Administration’s fight to ensure that American educational institutions protect Jewish students and put merit first,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Institutions that accept federal funds…