Connor Donevan

Washington, D.C.

Producer and Editor at NPR

Producer and Editor at All Things Considered

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Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message

4 days ago | ctpublic.org | Connor Donevan |Jeanette Woods |Ari Shapiro

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Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message

4 days ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Connor Donevan |Jeanette Woods |Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition. Copyright 2025 NPR
A longtime national security adviser weighs in on recent NSC firings

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Courtney Dorning |Connor Donevan |Mary Kelly

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A longtime national security adviser weighs in on recent NSC firings

1 week ago | weku.org | Courtney Dorning |Connor Donevan |Mary Kelly

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:It's a classic Washington power move - the late-on-Friday news dump. Well, this past Friday at 4:30 p.m. - start of a long holiday weekend - about half the staff of the National Security Council got emails asking them to leave by 5 p.m. - dozens of people abruptly dismissed.
Former DOJ lawyer weighs in on Trump's El Salvador prison plan

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Connor Donevan |Ailsa Chang |Patrick Jarenwattananon

The Trump administration has sent migrants it calls terrorists to an overseas prison for indefinite detention. To some, it echoes the U.S.'s detainment of "unlawful enemy combatants" after 9/11.
Former DOJ lawyer weighs in on Trump's El Salvador prison plan

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Connor Donevan |Ailsa Chang |Patrick Jarenwattananon

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
The legality of sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador

1 month ago | khsu.org | Connor Donevan |Mary Kelly |Courtney Dorning

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:The Trump administration's move to send immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador is the subject of multiple ongoing fights in court. But in an Oval Office meeting with the Salvadoran president this week, President Trump was already looking ahead.
The legality of sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador

1 month ago | nhpr.org | Connor Donevan

Matt Ford, who covers the courts for The New Republic talks about Trump's idea to send '"homegrown criminals"-- U.S. citizens -- to prisons in El Salvador. He says it'd be flagrantly unconstitutional.
A vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'

1 month ago | npr.org | Connor Donevan |Mary Louise Kelly |Courtney Dorning

FORMER FDA VACCINE CHIEF ON MEASLES Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5361374/nx-s1-5423563-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Ousted FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks talks about the current administration's policy on vaccines, and how that is impact its response to the on-going measles outbreak in the southwestern U.S. Sponsor Message
Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Connor Donevan |Ailsa Chang |Courtney Dorning

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