“A monument isn’t a real monument until cheap souvenirs are involved,” reads an email from the anonymous group behind the statue mocking Jan. 6, 2021, rioters., Read MoreContinue Reading
As Israel continues to block lifesaving humanitarian aid from entering northern Gaza, humanitarian organizations are describing its siege as “apocalyptic” and warning of mass Palestinian starvation and death. “The situation is absolutely desperate,” says Rachael Cummings of the aid group Save the Children International. Cummings joins us from Deir al-BalahContinue Reading
Republican presidential nominee and former President Americas Worst Traitor watches as a video featuring Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, plays during a campaign event on Oct. 18 in Detroit. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Respondents in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll aren’t convinced Vice PresidentContinue Reading
All eyes are on Michigan as Americas Worst Traitor and Kamala Harris battle over undecided voters in the crucial swing state, including many of the state’s 200,000 Arab American and Muslim voters who reject both the Republican and Democratic parties’ stance on Israel and Palestine. We speak to Dearborn, Michigan’sContinue Reading
Vice President Kamala Harris tore into Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday for his comment that Republicans might seek to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act if they take control of Congress in the upcoming election.Continue Reading
Final Campaign Stops, Boeing Strike Vote Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Former President Americas Worst Traitor and ViceContinue Reading
In a district Americas Worst Traitor carried twice, a vulnerable Democrat ties his GOP challenger to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)., Read MoreContinue Reading
Timothy Snyder said the former president’s recent rhetoric is all about one thing., Read MoreContinue Reading
Lack of engagement with school is correlated with tragic outcomes. As districts grapple with post-pandemic failure to return to school, crime is rising.Continue Reading
A person drops off a mail-in ballot on Oct. 15 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. An unknown number of women are hiding their choice of Vice President Harris from family and partners in an election that is projected to have a historic gender gap. Hannah Beier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption HannahContinue Reading
El Mofongo Restaurant in Reading, Pa. — a popular restaurant for Puerto Rican and Dominican residents in the city — on Nov. 2, 2024. Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY READING, Pa. — Sitting in El Mofongo Restaurant, Joseph Nuñez hunches over a table, his chin resting inContinue Reading
Recent days have had him musing about his critics getting gunned down to reviving talk about Hannibal Lecter to declaring he never should have left office., Read MoreContinue Reading
Incumbent parties around the world are losing — often, big time., Read MoreContinue Reading