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  • A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela

    A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela
    Oct 19 2025
    Following repeated U.S attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine has partnered with fellow Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator Rand Paul to force a vote to prevent war on Venezuela without approval from Congress.


    Senator Kaine speaks to NPR about the role he says Congress must play to keep the president from unilaterally leading the country into a military conflict.


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    This episode was produced by Avery Keatley, with audio engineering by Valentina Rodriguez and Tiffany Vera Castro. It was edited by Adam Raney and Anna Yukhananov. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.




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    8 mins
  • What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?

    What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?
    Oct 18 2025
    Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she is watching for to see if the ceasefire can hold.


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    This episode was produced by Linah Mohammad and Avery Keatley. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    11 mins
  • Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.

    Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.
    Oct 17 2025

    America’s farmers are getting walloped by the federal government shutdown.

    The closing of government offices means they’ve lost access to data and loans that help keep them afloat —

    Then there’s healthcare. More than a quarter of the nation’s farmers rely on the Affordable Care Act…along with the subsidies at the heart of the shutdown fight.

    And add to that — the fact that farmers’ finances are taking a hit from bottom lines are also being slashed due to President Trump’s tariffs.

    For generations – the federal government has worked to support American farmers.

    But as they lose access to vital loans and information.. as the trade war cuts into their bottom line… And as many face skyrocketing healthcare costs…that support seems to have all but disappeared.

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    This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen.

    It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    10 mins
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