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Marketing or a cult of personality? Trump's name and face are all over the place
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (938+ words) Illustration of objects recently named after President Donald Trump. Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR hide caption Before he ever ran for office, President Trump was known for branding, putting his name on almost anything you could imagine: buildings, steaks, vodka. But…...
Assessing the humanitarian impact of war in Iran (so far)
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (438+ words) NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sam Vigersky, an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the humanitarian impacts of the war in Iran. SAM VIGERSKY: Good to be with you. CHANG: So can you just give us…...
Shifting rationales for strikes on Iran: White House says it doesn't want regime change
2+ week, 1+ day ago (352+ words) The Trump administration is sending mixed messages about regime change in Iran. It wants to remove the threat posed by Iran's leadership. Yet it's wary of another "endless war" in the Middle East. President Trump has not explicitly called for…...
How much is the Iran war costing us? : The Indicator from Planet Money
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (287+ words) It's really hard to estimate the total cost of war in the middle of one. Over the first six days of the Iran war, an estimated $11.3 billion was charged to the public purse. But long-term costs take years to manifest....
Why ending the war in Iran is getting harder : Consider This from NPR
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (255+ words) Three weeks into the US and Israel's war with Iran, the tensions continue to escalate. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the Pentagon would seek additional funding for the war -- to the tune of $200 billion.Despite mixed messaging…...
Why ICE agents are wearing body armor, helmets and camouflage clothing
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (852+ words) Federal immigration agents are dressing like elite military special operators. Some say there are reasons for all that camouflage that go well beyond finding and arresting undocumented immigrants. Democrats in Congress want federal immigration agents - ICE and Border Patrol - to…...
What Cuban Americans think about Trump's comments about 'taking' Cuba
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (153+ words) NPR's Michel Martin asks Eduardo Gamarra of the Latino Public Opinion Forum at Florida International University how Cuban Americans view President Trump's remarks about "taking" Cuba. EDUARDO GAMARRA: Good morning. Thank you for having me. MARTIN: Well, thanks for coming....
Palestinians worry that Israel's mosque closure is about more than the Iran war
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (127+ words) Since the Iran war began, Israel has restricted public gathering and isn't letting worshippers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque. As Ramadan ends, religious leaders say the ban on prayers is political. Palestinians worry that Israel's mosque closure is about more than…...
Does Iraq war hold lessons for Iran on regime change?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (600+ words) President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran. LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Soon after the U.S. and Israel dropped the…...
Federal student loans will move to Treasury, further shrinking Education Department
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (345+ words) The Trump administration announced Thursday a three-phase transition that will move significant management of and responsibility for the nation's federal student loan portfolio from the U.S. Education Department to the U.S. Treasury Department. The administration says the Treasury Department is better equipped…...