Leila Fadel
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Should U.S. officials be discussing security plans on Signal?
The White House is confirming a stunning security breach. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former State Department spokesperson Ned Price about how a journalist was included in a group chat with U.S. officials discussing airstrikes in Yemen, on a publicly available messaging app.
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Usha Vance's planned trip to Greenland causes a stir
President Trump has suggested that the U.S. should take over Greenland. Now, a planned trip to Greenland puts Usha Vance, the spouse of the U.S. vice president, in a difficult diplomatic position.
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Use of the Alien Enemies Act by Trump administration is challenged in court
The Trump administration received pointed questions from a judge on the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of alleged members of a gang with no due process.
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Morning news brief
How Education Department cuts will impact lower-income and rural schools, hearing to be held on Venezuelan deportations, NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse.
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Morning news brief
Fed holds rates steady due to uncertainty over impact of tariffs on the economy, federal judge declines to block DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace, Israel launches new ground offensive in Gaza.
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Alvaro Bedoya, Democratic FTC commissioner fired by Trump administration, speaks out
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Alvaro Bedoya, one of the two Democrats fired from their roles as commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Morning news brief
Israel has launched a series of deadly strikes in Gaza, how President Trump is testing executive power while facing court orders, the U.S. Institute of Peace subject to a hostile takeover by DOGE.
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Israel launches series of deadly attacks on Gaza
Israel struck Gaza is a wave of deadly attacks, saying they were launched because Hamas was refusing to release more hostages. The move appears to have put an end to the nearly 2-month-old ceasefire.
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Democratic strategists discuss party divides after GOP stopgap spending bill passes
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Democratic strategists Paul Begala and Waleed Shahid about party divides following disputes over a Republican-backed stopgap spending bill.
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Morning news brief
Storms kill dozens in southern U.S., Trump administration deports more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador with rarely used law, two legal migrants denied reentry in Boston after traveling abroad.
