Nation Dec 05 Fraud scandals and Trump’s rhetoric escalate fears in Minnesota’s Somali community President Trump has taken aim at Minnesota’s Somali community, with xenophobic remarks and calls for their removal from the U.S. It coincides with a new ICE operation in the Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro…
Nation Nov 24 How life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration Since President Trump reentered the White House, his administration has moved to restrict rights for transgender people. Those restrictions range from transition-related medical care for youth to sports participation to identity markers on passports. William Brangham has an update on…
Nation Nov 21 Colorado aims to protect vaccine access as Trump administration casts doubt on safety This week, the CDC changed its website to suggest that vaccines may cause autism, even though there's no scientific evidence to prove such a link. It’s the latest change to vaccine guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In…
Nation Nov 11 ‘The Gales of November’ explores the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy and the legend it inspired This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. William Brangham recently spoke with…
Politics Nov 07 Tucker Carlson’s interview with antisemite Nick Fuentes exposes rift among Republicans This week, a task force dedicated to fighting antisemitism reportedly decided to cut ties with the conservative Heritage Foundation. It comes after the think tank’s president, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with a far-right, antisemitic activist. The infighting has…
Nation Oct 24 What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after President Trump fired the head of…
Nation Oct 22 The rise of viral debate videos and their impact on our ability to disagree The assassination of Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to the ways Americans debate and engage in political dialogue. Kirk was known for his back-and-forth conversations with students and moments that often went viral. Judy Woodruff reports on the spectacle that…
Nation Oct 06 A look at Colorado’s conversion therapy ban as it faces a Supreme Court challenge The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a challenge to bans on so-called conversion therapy for youth. The Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to such bans in the past, but as Stephanie Sy reports, this case is…
Nation Sep 19 Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in ‘We the People’ Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard University and author of the new book, “We…
Nation Sep 18 Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm on its new originalist analysis of the Constitution This week marks 238 years since the signing of the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The language of the document has been debated ever since. In our first of two conversations about that debate, Amna Nawaz sat down…