Consider This from NPR

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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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  • The Trump administration's attacks on oversight of executive power
    Mar 12 2025
    The Trump administration continues to fire, shut down or defund independent elements of the federal government that traditionally work as a check on presidential power.

    Supporters of President Trump say: That's exactly the point.

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    11 mins
  • Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step
    Mar 11 2025
    The deadliest phase of the U.S. fentanyl crisis appears to be over. That's according to new research showing fatal overdoses from fentanyl and other street drugs continue to plunge and have now dropped from their peak in all 50 states.

    But with that good news comes with challenges including caring for a larger population of people, who are surviving, but may be deeply unwell.

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    12 mins
  • Republicans say Medicaid is safe. But budget math says otherwise
    Mar 10 2025
    House Republicans have to get their spending bill passed by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. They can likely afford to lose just one vote.

    And that's the easy part.

    Then they'll have to get working on their plan to extend 4.5 trillion dollars in tax cuts passed under the Trump administration — a plan that will require huge cuts in government spending.

    Republicans are adamant that cuts to Medicaid are a non-starter. But the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report last week that said Republicans' budget likely would require cuts to Medicaid or Medicare.

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    12 mins

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