Brian Mann

Adirondack Mountains

Correspondent at NPR

Report for NPR on issues relating to addiction. Adirondacker and New Yorker. Views retweeted here don't reflect my opinions or those of NPR.

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Vance voices loyalty to Trump but says he 'understands' Musk's frustration

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Brian Mann

Vice President Vance says he's "loyal" to President Trump, but also voiced praise for billionaire Elon Musk and described Musk's criticism of Trump's sweeping budget bill as "understandable." Vance's comments came on social media and during a podcast appearance with comedian Theo Von posted on Saturday. Vance weighed in during a week when the feud between Trump and Musk was escalating rapidly and the vice president appeared eager to stake out a middle ground.
Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric

4 weeks ago | wfdd.org | Brian Mann |Elissa Nadworny |Nina Totenberg

Getty Images North America President Donald Trump has long called for escalating the U.S. drug war against Mexican cartels and wants tougher penalties for dealers selling fentanyl and other street drugs in American communities.
A hike on Cerro San Cristobal with stunning views of the Chilean Andes

1 month ago | kpbs.org | Brian Mann

SANTIAGO, Chile — It's autumn in South America and in Chile's capital, Santiago, that means great hiking weather in the steep hills above the city. Santiago is vast, more than six million people spread over the country's flat Central Valley. Jutting up from the city's busy neighborhoods are forested hills of volcanic rock. After a few minutes of climbing, the noise and crowds give way to pine forests, birds and sweeping views.
Addiction programs that helped drug deaths plummet in 2024 now face Trump cuts

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Brian Mann

Overdose deaths plummeted in the U.S. in 2024, down by 27%. The news comes as the White House and Congress are advocating for steep cuts in programs that may be working to lower the death rate.
The national debate over immigration gets personal in Sackets Harbor, New York

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Brian Mann

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The national debate over immigration gets personal in Sackets Harbor, New York

2 months ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Brian Mann

Three migrant children who lack legal status are expected back in school this week in Sackets Harbor, New York. The kids and their mom were detained during a raid last month on a dairy farm in the small town near the US-Canada border. The family was released following protests and a bipartisan lobbying effort. Copyright 2025 NPR
Trump closes loophole used by American shoppers to buy Chinese goods tariff-free

2 months ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Brian Mann |Scott Simon

The so-called de minimus exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.
Online shoppers will pay more for cheap Chinese goods : NPR

2 months ago | npr.org | Brian Mann

The so-called de minimis exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.
Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

Mar 28, 2025 | opb.org | Brian Mann

President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F.
Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

Mar 27, 2025 | mprnews.org | Brian Mann

State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding for grants linked to addiction, mental health and other programs. "This is chopping things off in the middle while people are actually doing the work," said Keith Humphreys, an addiction policy researcher at Stanford University, who also volunteers doing harm reduction work with people in addiction.