Willis Arnold

1 week ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti

The $1 trillion defense budgetSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, and Gen. John D. Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, appear before a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase defense spending to over $1 trillion for the first time in U.S. history.

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Anthony Brooks

What the loss of international students could mean for the U.S.Play44:15Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/06/11/trump-america-harvard-foreign-students-international"></iframe>Copy embed codePedestrians walk past the Widener Library at Harvard University, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti

President Trump’s proposed 'Golden Dome' vs. the laws of physicsPlay45:43Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/06/06/president-trump-golden-dome-laws-of-physics"></iframe>Copy embed codePresident Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May20, 2025, in Washington.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti |Tim Skoog

For decades, kids in St. Louis County caught crawdads in Coldwater Creek, made mudpies, went swimming — and were exposed to nuclear waste. Today, On Point: How St. Louis became a dumping ground for radioactive waste generated by the Manhattan Project. GuestsDoug Clemens, current state representative from the 72nd District near Coldwater Creek and the West Lake Landfill. Also FeaturedDebbie Mason, cancer survivor and former resident of North St. Louis County.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Willis Arnold |Meghna Chakrabarti

The struggle to update America's aging air traffic control systemPlay46:32Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/05/27/air-traffic-control-trump-safety"></iframe>Copy embed codeIn this Friday Jan. 25, 2019, file photo is the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport in New York.