A person enters a polling station to vote on Nov. 4, 2025, at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The Trump administration on Thursday was dealt its first legal setback in its unprecedented effort to consolidate voter data traditionally held by states. Federal district […]
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Trump health care plan doesn’t fix skyrocketing Affordable Care Act premiums : NPR
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. On Thursday, he made a health care announcement via a social media video. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In a video posted to social media Thursday, President Trump announced an outline for new health care legislation. The […]
Mental health grants slashed then restored sparks chaos : NPR
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services offered no explanation of its decision to terminate and later restore grant money for mental health and addiction programs. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty […]
NASA’s Crew-11 returns after shortened 5 month space mission : NPR
This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon capsule departing from the International Space Station shortly after undocking with four NASA Crew-11 members inside on Wednesday, Jan. 14. AP/NASA hide caption toggle caption AP/NASA Four people on NASA’s Crew-11 mission successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego in […]
Trump administration rolls back mental health, addiction grant cuts : NPR
In this Nov. 30, 2021, photo, syringes and vials of Naloxone are shown during the media tour of the supervised drug injection site OnPoint, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images A Trump administration official has confirmed to NPR that sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth […]
‘Fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over Greenland : NPR
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. John McDonnell/AP hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/AP WASHINGTON — A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after […]
MN prosecutors quit; Trump on economy; Inflation : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump delivered a speech yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club. He touched on the U.S. economy but also meandered into other […]
A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand : NPR
This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand on Wednesday. AP/State Railway of Thailand hide caption toggle caption AP/State Railway of Thailand BANGKOK — A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment that […]
Claudette Colvin, arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up bus seat, dies : NPR
Claudette Colvin sits for a portrait, Feb. 5, 2009, in New York. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was […]
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports. Supporters say the laws are needed to ensure fairness in […]