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 The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday.

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  • What this term says about where the Supreme Court is headed

    What this term says about where the Supreme Court is headed
    Jun 29 2025
    A number of Supreme Court decisions handed down this term have expanded the power of the president while limiting the power of the courts.

    How has this term changed the relationship of the judicial and the executive branches?

    NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Greg Stohr from Bloomberg about what we've learned about the makeup and direction of the court from this year's rulings.

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    11 mins
  • Iran's nuclear sites got bombed. North Korea? It's another story

    Iran's nuclear sites got bombed. North Korea? It's another story
    Jun 28 2025
    Although President Trump launched air strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, the administration has chosen a different path when dealing with Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea.

    For our Reporter's Notebook series, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR correspondent Anthony Kuhn about covering Trump and Kim's past negotiations and the difficulties of reporting on North Korea.

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    13 mins
  • The Supreme Court just lifted a key check on presidential power

    The Supreme Court just lifted a key check on presidential power
    Jun 27 2025
    Three different federal judges have issued nationwide blocks to President Trump's executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to some babies born to immigrants in the U.S.

    These court orders are called universal injunctions.

    But when the case reached the Supreme Court, the administration didn't focus on the constitutional right to birthright citizenship.

    Instead, government lawyers put most of their energy into arguing that universal injunctions themselves are unconstitutional.

    And on Friday, in a 6-3 decision on ideological lines, the Supreme Court agreed — limiting the power of lower courts and lifting a key restraint on the Trump administration.

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