All Things Considered
Weekdays at 4:00pm
All Things Considered brings you the day’s biggest stories — from around the world and right here in the Piedmont and High Country. Every weekday afternoon, join host Neal Charnoff for two hours of breaking news, thoughtful conversations, and unexpected discoveries. It’s national reporting with a local heartbeat.
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Billions in funding were cut under President Trump were restored in 2026. Now, watchdogs say the administration is finding other ways to withhold money – and scientists are feeling the consequences.
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Smith College is one of the largest women's colleges in the country. This week, the Trump administration announced it is investigating the school's practice of admitting trans women.
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In the month since the Trump administration announced a major reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service, critics have called it a stealth dismantling. The plan includes moving its headquarters.
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Starting next Monday, doctors may not be able to mail people the abortion pill Mifepristone. That would increase barriers, but experts say it won't stop people's ability to get the pills in the mail.
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Alabama lawmakers are scrambling to change the state's congressional maps. The governor called a special session after the Supreme Court tossed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
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The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon. -
A lawsuit in Pakistan challenges how period products are taxed. But sometimes that approach has not actually lowered prices.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting new initiatives to wean people off of antidepressants like Zoloft and Prozac. Psychiatrists are urging caution before changing any medication.
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The administration has announced a new military strategy designed to open up the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, but it's unclear if this will break Iran's grip on the key waterway.
