‘Substantial changes’ announced on infected blood compensation scheme
The announcement comes two weeks after a heavily critical report into payments to thousands of victims.
OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services
The US tech firm behind ChatGPT say it will work with the UK government to “deliver prosperity for all”.
‘My friend died right in front of me’ – Student describes moment plane hit Bangladesh school
Farhan Hasan had just sat an exam when a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into his school, killing at least 20 people.
Is Emil Bove the face of a new MAGA judiciary?
President Trump helped reshape the federal courts during his first term in office. And he relied heavily on the Federalist Society in that effort, which helped him zero in on judges with a conservative, originalist interpretation of the constitution. Now the nominations machinery is restarting, and Trump’s most controversial judicial nominee is only one step away from the federal bench. His name is Emil Bove. During his first term, Trump appointed scores of originalists to the federal bench– a victory for the conservative legal movement. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org. (Image credit: Pool)
Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants
NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose. (Image credit: Mark Wilson)
Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King’s family warned they would object to any use of the records “to spread falsehoods” about King’s life and legacy. (Image credit: Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
McBride: Trump transgender ban ‘weakens our military’
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Monday called a Trump administration policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military “appalling” and a wedge meant “to divide and distract” Americans. “Earlier this month, I joined my neighbors across Delaware in celebrating the freedoms that define our nation, freedoms made possible by those who have worn the…
Hunter Biden snaps at Clooney, Trump, Obama officials in media blitz
Hunter Biden is back in the spotlight thanks to a media blitz in which he aggressively defended his father, former President Biden, and reignited a long-simmering feud between the Biden family and members of the Democratic Party who pushed for the former president to drop out of the 2024 race. Hunter Biden took aim at…
Ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid sentenced to more than 2 years in prison
A Louisville police officer convicted in connection with a botched raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison, days after the government had asked a judge not to incarcerate him. Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective, was found guilty last year of…
NY Young Republican group wants Congress to disqualify Mamdani
The New York Young Republican Club is calling on Congress to invoke the Constitution’s “insurrection clause” to disqualify Zohran Mamdani from potentially becoming the new mayor of New York City. The group said in a memo released Monday that Mamdani’s words and actions make him eligible to be barred from serving in office under Section…