Benefits fraud is long-standing in both blue and red states : NPR

Benefits fraud is long-standing in both blue and red states : NPR

Child care advocates speak at a news conference last month in the Minnesota state capitol building in St. Paul. Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP hide caption toggle caption Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against alleged benefits fraud, freezing social services funding for five Democratic-led states and announcing a new fraud-focused position in the Justice […]

What we know : NPR

What we know : NPR

People observe a moment of silence in Minneapolis at a news conference organized by the group Minneapolis Families for Public Schools. Protesters across the country are expressing outrage over the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent, as well as a shooting by Border Patrol agents in Portland, Ore. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images […]

Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested : NPR

Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested : NPR

A relative of a political prisoner waits outside the Rodeo I prison in Guatire, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP GUATIRE, Venezuela — Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists […]

The Picture Show : NPR

The Picture Show : NPR

Young students march near Kenny Community School in Minneapolis, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, a day after an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman. Kerem Yucel/MPR hide caption toggle caption Kerem Yucel/MPR Protests continued for a second day in Minnesota and other states on Thursday, as demonstrators expressed grief and outrage over the […]

U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation : NPR

U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation : NPR

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as […]