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Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections
President Trump was elected in 2024, in large measure, with a mandate to bring down prices. But that hasn't happened. Instead, Trump is facing record-low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for costs that have continued to rise since he took office this second time around. As a result, Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month. One month out from Election Day, the electoral landscape has shifted even more so in Democrats' direction.
Sources & Methods
All Thing Considered host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR correspondents Tom Bowman and Emily Feng about the ways in which the U.S. war with Iran is connected to other conflicts across the globe.
The U.S. and Iran can't even agree on whether they're talking
President Trump says Iran is "begging" for a deal. Iran says it has no intention of negotiating. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR's Tom Bowman and Aya Batrawy about prospects for an off-ramp.
Watch live: The Pentagon holds a briefing after U.S. strikes Iran
Updated June 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM CDT The U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites involved B-2 Stealth Bombers and also included at least one submarine, according to a U.S. official who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. Those are some of the details emerging hours after the first U.S. offensive operation in war between Israel and Iran. The Pentagon will provide a briefing on the U.S. strikes on Iran — dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer — Sunday morning.
New U.S. Defense Secretary holds town hall with troops
The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.
The impact of Taylor Swift being on the NFL bleachers
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Jordan drone strike kills 3 Americans
The White House says three American service members were killed and 25 wounded in a drone attack on a remote military base in Jordan. An Iranian-backed militia group has claimed responsibility. Copyright 2024 NPR
Health care staffing and burnout are helping drive strikes, Kaiser union leader says
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Despite the Hollywood strike, some movies are still in production. Here's why
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The Zuckerberg-Musk rivalry continues with the launch of Meta's 'Twitter killer' app
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She survived a mass shooting in 2015, and she's sharing her story in a graphic novel
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China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to Pentagon report
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: As more details come out about the shooting on the film set of "Rust," the broader question of safety on set has been drawing increased attention. So-called below-the-line workers in film and TV production have been trying to organize around safety for decades, with not much progress. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this look at what's been the holdup.
Alina Selyukh
Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.
A North American blue economy powerhouse
A dramatic turn took place south of the border just days after U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration: He put a stake in the ground that set his powerhouse country moving fast on climate action in lockstep with an economic boom. With this policy shift on climate, Biden underscored a fundamental, and likely irreversible, shift that will permanently merge climate action with a healthy economy.
US SYRIA STRIKE
Published February 26, 2021 at 7:55 PM EST The U.S. has carried out an airstrike in Syria against an Iranian-backed militia target. The move appears to be in response to a series of rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq. Copyright 2021 NPR Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.
US SYRIA STRIKE
By Tom Bowman • 18 minutes ago Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
White House To Review Plan To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan
Originally published on February 17, 2021 6:20 am Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Celebrations Abound In Nation's Capital On Inauguration Day
By Alina Selyukh & Tom Bowman • 12 minutes ago Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Martin Kaste
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative. In addition to criminal justice reporting, Kaste has contributed to NPR News coverage of major world events, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the 2011 uprising in Libya.
Martin Kaste
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative. In addition to criminal justice reporting, Kaste has contributed to NPR News coverage of major world events, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the 2011 uprising in Libya.
Martin Kaste
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative. In addition to criminal justice reporting, Kaste has contributed to NPR News coverage of major world events, including the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the 2011 uprising in Libya.
How Police, National Guard And Military Are Preparing For Election Day Tensions
Nov. 3 promises to be an Election Day unlike any other, and public safety entities say they're preparing for tensions and the possibility of violence. Poll workers are usually the first line of defense in case of disputes between voters, though they may be backed up by private security guards. Some local election authorities say they'll be adding guards, and Washington state's King County says it will post guards to ballot drop boxes that in other years have been unattended.
What Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test Result Means For National Security
Originally published on October 2, 2020 7:20 am Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Army Marshals Resources To Aid In Race For Coronavirus Vaccine
Agi Hajduczki, a research scientist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Infectious Diseases, opens a large freezer and takes out boxes of DNA. She is part of a team making a COVID-19 vaccine. Hajduczki places a small, clear plastic tray under a piece of white paper on the table of her lab. The tray is dimpled. Pale yellow fluid can be seen under the dozens of dimples. Some of the dimples are clearly more yellow than others. "More yellow means more protein," she explains.
U.S. Army Will Not Be Changing The Names Of Army Bases Named For Confederates
Originally published on June 10, 2020 6:03 pm Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Reader's View: State Fair still a feasible possibility
Letters Written By: Tom Bowman, Maple Grove, Minnesota | May 1st 2020 - 8am. × This is in answer to the April 26 story, “Is the Minnesota State Fair possible this year?” Yes, it would be possible to check temperatures of fairgoers, and if someone’s temperature is over 102 they don't get in. It also would be necessary to explain the risks to the people who choose to go to the fair. Let's not inflict more damage than the virus already is. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fair business could be lost.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Originally published on April 8, 2020 12:04 am Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Originally published on April 8, 2020 5:04 am Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
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Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Originally published on April 8, 2020 4:04 am Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
Head Of National Guard Says Tens Of Thousands Could Be Called Up
Tens of thousands of guardsmen could be called up to help state efforts to combat the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months, the head of the National Guard Bureau said. "This could quickly blossom," Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Pentagon reporters Thursday. At the moment, just over 2,000 members of the National Guard are assisting governors in 27 states, doing things such as helping with testing and transportation. Lengyel said that number could double by this weekend.
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