Asma Khalid

Boston

White House Correspondent at NPR

White House Correspondent @NPR 📻 • @ABC Contributor 📺 • Co-host of @nprpolitics podcast 🎧 • Hoosier at Heart 💛 • Insta: asma_journo • Email: [email protected]

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Articles

U.S. trade war with China escalates : The NPR Politics Podcast

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Asma Khalid |Tamara Keith |John Ruwitch

U.S. trade war with China escalates Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1243652723/1269049597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago, Friday, April 7, 2017.
He has a Purple Heart & is a convicted felon. ICE wants to deport him. : The NPR Politics Podcast

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Asma Khalid |Ximena Bustillo |Tom Bowman

Podcast: Why ICE wants to deport a decorated war vet : The NPR Politics Podcast An NPR exclusive: Deportation proceedings are underway for Jose Barco, an Iraq War veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart. Barco came to the U.S. as a child, enlisted as a teenager, and, after his discharge, was convicted of a felony. Immediately after being paroled in January, he was remanded to ICE custody, where he has remained since. Read more.
How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

2 weeks ago | cfpublic.org | Asma Khalid
Larissa FastHorse takes on the nonprofit world in new farce

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Asma Khalid

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with playwright Larissa FastHorse about her new play FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT, playing at DC's Arena Stage.
Former N.E.A. head makes the case for government funding of the arts

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Asma Khalid

ASMA KHALID, HOST:In the span of just a few months, the Trump administration has rapidly redrawn the landscape for arts and culture in the United States. It has canceled millions of dollars in previously awarded grants to museums and libraries.
HHS cuts could put families at risk when weather heats up

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Alejandra Borunda |Asma Khalid

The entire LIHEAP office was slashed in the HHS firings earlier this week. LIHEAP provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income families--and experts worry that its disappearance will put families at risk in the upcoming heat season. Copyright 2025 NPR
How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

2 weeks ago | wshu.org | Asma Khalid
How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

2 weeks ago | ksjd.org | Asma Khalid

ASMA KHALID, HOST:Last week, Princeton joined the growing list of Ivy League schools facing cuts to federal funding under the Trump administration. The move comes after the White House pulled funding from Harvard and Columbia after it determined the schools failed to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration also suspended funds to the University of Pennsylvania after it allowed a transgender athlete on the women's swim team.
Former N.E.A. head makes the case for government funding of the arts

2 weeks ago | ksjd.org | Asma Khalid
How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Asma Khalid

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