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President Trump hosts a Mar-a-Lago Halloween party in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP With the government shutdown dragging into its second month and growing more painful by the day, President Trump is spending the weekend in Florida. Saturday he’s golfing. On Friday night, he hosted a glitzy gathering at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where guests dressed in sequins, fedoras, feathers and long pearl necklaces. The Great Gatsby-inspired theme for the event was “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.” This isn’t an isolated trip for the president. He has spent nearly two…

Politics / October 30, 2025 Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can. Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in Tokyo, Japan.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Can Donald Trump legally run for a third term as president of the United States? No. Can Trump serve as president for a third term? No. Is there some untried or untested constitutional theory that could potentially allow Trump to serve again? No. Can he run for vice president? No. Can he run for Congress,…

Democrats in Truckee, Calif., meet to discuss the ballot question Tuesday asking voters if they want the state to redraw its congressional district lines. Laura Fitzgerald/CapRadio hide caption toggle caption Laura Fitzgerald/CapRadio LOOMIS, Calif. — This town of 7,000 people mostly in single family homes sits along a freeway outside of Sacramento. People here are concerned about suburban issues like traffic, rapid development and gas prices. It’s a red area represented by a Republican in Congress. But an election Tuesday will determine whether the state redraws congressional lines and divides people here into districts likely to elect Democrats to the…

Politics / Hiding in Plain Sight / October 31, 2025 Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare? Ad Policy A man from Colombia seeking asylum is detained by federal agents as he attends his court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on October 27, 2025, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) Last Friday evening, dozens of asylum seekers in the California city of Stockton, a 45-minute drive south of…

President Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as he receives a gift of a gold crown and an award of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, not seen, during a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP President Trump is back in Washington after spending a week in Asia. He attended the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, addressed U.S. troops in Japan and met with China’s President Xi Jinping in South Korea. Here are five takeaways from the president’s first visit to…

Politics / October 31, 2025 For MAGA, 2026 will be payback for 2020. Ad Policy Donald Trump greets a child during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, on October 30, 2025.(Aaron Schwartz / CNP / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump, a man who loves nursing grievances and plotting revenge, has never gotten over losing the 2020 presidential election. To this day, he refuses to admit that he was defeated fair and square, preferring the comforting fantasy that the election was stolen. The 2020 myth has become central to Trump’s political identity. It fueled his…

NPR’s A Martinez speaks to Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer of Delaware, who declared a state of emergency to temporarily fund SNAP benefits for his state’s recipients of the federal food aid. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Some governors are using state funds to try and close the federal gap in food assistance. In Delaware, Democratic Governor Matt Meyer declared a state of emergency to temporarily replace SNAP benefits with money from the state. Governor, about 11% of Delaware’s residents receive SNAP benefits. Will they all be covered, at least for the time being?MATT MEYER: Yes, they will. One in 9 Delawarians rely…

It should not have come as a shock. The Trump administration’s agenda to roll back civil rights was outlined in Project 2025, the 900-page roadmap written by conservative think tanks and former administration officials. Upon his inauguration, the president began issuing executive orders, ending programs, halting investigations, and appointing anti-civil rights loyalists to key positions in his government. Some democratic leaders spoke out and condemned budget cuts and layoffs. But in the months since, the administration has largely gotten away with casting its actions as reining in cumbersome DEI regulations or cutting corporate red tape. It has taken organizing by…

Volunteers organize donated beans, powered milk and other nonperishable items during a food drive in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The event brought together faith leaders, food bank workers and furloughed federal employees who demanded that the Trump administration release billions in emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge says the Trump administration has until “no later than Monday” to consider whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits to 42 million low-income people. Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged…

Politics / October 31, 2025 The scandals engulfing the Democratic Senate hopeful expose a rift between the state’s provincial and national identities Ad Policy A sign advertising a Graham Platner town hall in Ogunquit, Maine(Sophie Park / Getty Images) Since I moved to Maine half a decade ago, I’ve found that my friends in other places don’t really keep up with the comings and goings of Maine life. For me, that’s kind of the point of living here: It’s nice being out of the way, and to hear my friends muse wistfully, “I’ve always wanted to visit Maine.” These are…