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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Miles Parks |Ashley Lopez |Mara Liasson
Why GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for ballot initiatives Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252360727/1269332136" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Voters mark their ballots while voting at Centennial Hall at the Milwaukee Central Library on Election Day Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Milwaukee.
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1 month ago | 
wkar.org | Ashley Lopez
Mark Johnson, a Republican state senator in Arkansas, was attending a festival in his district last year when he came across people gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in the state. "They said this was about women's health," he recalled. "And I said, 'Oh, really?' … They didn't make clear what it was.
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1 month ago | 
wunc.org | Ashley Lopez
Mark Johnson, a Republican state senator in Arkansas, was attending a festival in his district last year when he came across people gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in the state. "They said this was about women's health," he recalled. "And I said, 'Oh, really?' … They didn't make clear what it was.
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1 month ago | 
whqr.org | Ashley Lopez
Mark Johnson, a Republican state senator in Arkansas, was attending a festival in his district last year when he came across people gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in the state. "They said this was about women's health," he recalled. "And I said, 'Oh, really?' … They didn't make clear what it was.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Ashley Lopez
Jessica LaPointe has worked at a Social Security field office in Madison, Wis., for the past 16 years. And she says right now, the work is harder than ever.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Ashley Lopez |Danielle Kurtzleben |Elissa Nadworny |Domenico Montanaro
Podcast: Why is Trump mad at Jerome Powell? : The NPR Politics Podcast As the White House continued to adjust its tariff policies, President Trump lashed out against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, saying his "termination cannot come fast enough." Trump thinks the Fed should be more aggressive in lowering interest rates. Then, a look at why Harvard University is fighting against efforts to have billions of dollars in federal funding rescinded. And, a star-studded trip to space.
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2 months ago | 
npr.org | Ashley Lopez |Elena Moore |Domenico Montanaro
Podcast: Trump administration and college protests : The NPR Politics Podcast Much of the activism seen on college campuses last year in protest of Israel's war in Gaza is now under increased scrutiny as part of a policy that the Trump administration says is aimed at eliminating antisemitism, particularly on American campuses. The effort has led to the targeting of non-citizen students over their past pro-Palestinian activism, resulting in students losing visas and several high-profile arrests.
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2 months ago | 
nhpr.org | Ashley Lopez
The Trump administration is further backing off the in-person requirements it announced for Americans seeking services at the Social Security Administration that were set to go into effect Monday. Liz Huston, a spokesperson for the White House, said in a statement to NPR on Thursday that telephone services will continue for people seeking services through the agency.
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2 months ago | 
wboi.org | Ashley Lopez |Leila Fadel
With an executive order targeting the government's former top cybersecurity official, Chris Krebs, President Trump has brought the weight of the presidency and DOJ down on a perceived enemy — and a private American. Copyright 2025 NPR
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2 months ago | 
wrkf.org | Ashley Lopez |Leila Fadel
With an executive order targeting the government's former top cybersecurity official, Chris Krebs, President Trump has brought the weight of the presidency and DOJ down on a perceived enemy — and a private American. Copyright 2025 NPR
