Government Watchdog Says Aid For Migrants Misspent By Border Agency
Some of the $112 million Congress approved last year for humanitarian assistance for migrants was spent instead on dirt bikes and dog food.
Politics & Government
4 States Agree To Share Residents' ID Information With The Trump Administration
Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina and South Dakota have agreed to share their records to help the Trump administration produce citizenship data that could be used for redrawing voting districts.
Despite Supreme Court's Ruling On DACA, Trump Administration Rejects New Applicants
The Trump administration is rejecting new DACA applications from immigrants who have never signed up before. Immigration lawyers say it is a clear violation of last month's Supreme Court order.
Mary Trump Describes Abusive Trump Family Home, Says She Will Vote For Biden
In an interview with NPR, the president's niece says the cruelty of the president's upbringing was eventually mirrored in his own actions, making him unfit for office in her view.
White House Strips CDC Of Data Collection Role For COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The Trump administration is directing hospitals to use a new platform to report COVID-19 data instead of an existing system at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump Overhauls Key Environmental Law To Speed Up Pipelines And Other Projects
President Trump is making major changes to a bedrock environmental law that he says will help the economy. Critics say the move will sideline input from communities affected by polluting projects.
U.S. Rescinds Special Treatment For Hong Kong. What's Next For The Island?
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lindsey Ford of the Brookings Institution about the future of Hong Kong after President Trump signed an executive order rescinding special treatment for the island.
Trump Administration Orders Hospitals To Bypass CDC, Send COVID-19 Data To Washington
The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to send data on COVID-19 patients directly to the Department of Health and Human Services, bypassing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Former CDC Director On Trump Administration's Order For Hospitals To Bypass CDC
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a new order for hospitals to send COVID-19 data to a centralized database.
President Trump Announces Changes To National Environmental Policy Act Regulations
President Trump announced changes to the regulations governing the National Environmental Policy Act. They could boost construction of big infrastructure projects but sideline environmental concerns.