Health Feb 25 West Texas measles outbreak spreads amid vaccine hesitancy in some communities There are now more than 120 confirmed measles cases linked to an outbreak in western Texas, the largest such outbreak the state has seen in over 30 years. It's raising questions about vaccine hesitancy in some communities and the growing…
Nation Feb 24 Altadena's Black homeowners face challenging future after devastating wildfires The fires that burned parts of Southern California will likely become the most expensive wildfires in U.S. history. They also burned a scar through historically Black neighborhoods in Altadena. Families there are still sifting through the debris and are concerned…
Politics Feb 22 The Project 2025 policies the Trump administration is already implementing In the first month of his second term, President Trump has reshaped the government with a flurry of executive orders. A recent analysis by Politico found that many of those actions have closely aligned with Project 2025, a conservative policy…
Politics Feb 20 How Elon Musk gained so much power in the Trump administration President Trump has tasked Elon Musk with an enormous job of searching the federal government and rooting out inefficiencies and waste. But Musk’s initial, often chaotic, infiltration of various departments has set off alarm bells. It’s also put the tech…
Health Feb 18 Examining the truth about fighting fires in California amid water management claims Last month’s wildfires in California destroyed thousands of homes, killed at least 29 people and will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars. President Trump has claimed that state officials made the disaster worse by how they managed the state’s…
Nation Feb 17 Farmers feeling weight of Trump policies with shutdown of aid In the last two presidential elections, farmers voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, but now some are saying his efforts to cut the government are causing major financial pressure. William Brangham reports and speaks with Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the…
Health Feb 15 As winter swimming gains popularity, the benefits and risks of taking an icy plunge It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William Brangham takes a look at the…
Nation Feb 14 Justice Department in upheaval over order to dismiss NYC Mayor Adams' corruption case A wave of resignations is shaking up the Justice Department after the Trump administration gave orders to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. William Brangham reports on the exodus that began Thursday with one of…
Nation Feb 11 Students and teachers find ways to keep learning after wildfires destroy schools Amid the devastation of the wildfires that tore through Southern California last month, thousands had their education disrupted. At least a dozen schools were burned or so badly damaged that students can’t return any time soon. William Brangham spent time…
Nation Feb 10 California faces insurance crisis as homeowners lose coverage amid extreme weather Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found that their policies had been cancelled as companies said the rising cost of rebuilding, and the risk of extreme weather, was…