Month: January 2025

President Donald Trump said his threat to hit China with 10% tariffs on all imports was still on the table, a day after he left the world’s second largest economy out of the countries he was looking to target imminently.

Plus, Vance takes on a unique role as a vice president to a term-limited president. And what to know from Day 2 of the Trump presidency.

So-called human challenge studies see healthy people given illnesses so medics can study them.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democrat-led Senate on Tuesday passed constitutional amendments on abortion and voting rights that were quickly lambasted by Republicans who could use the issues as the party tries to regain ground in November’s statewide elections. The Senate passed the resolutions in two party-line votes. In a 24-15 bipartisan vote…

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning “federal censorship” of online speech. Some fear it will make social media more toxic.

President Donald J. Trump began taking decisive steps to implement his agenda hours after being sworn in. In the day since he’s once again become President, Trump has signed more than 200 executive actions aimed at delivering on campaign promises such as lower energy prices, mass deportations and an end to birthright citizenship. There’s been a deluge of actions, orders and pronouncements during the President’s first day. From tariffs to immigration to the January 6th pardons – we breakdown everything down. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.orgEmail us at considerthis@npr.org

Trump’s controversial decrees related to immigration, gender identity and the federal workforce could touch the lives of many students and families.