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Congress kicked off 2025 with an ambitious agenda, but 12 months later, it has ceded much of its power to President Trump and passed a record low number of bills.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesHousehold waste increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Years. Rules vary by municipality on what you can recycle and what needs to go into the trash. -
Searchlight Pictures/Searchlight Pictures/Searchlight PicturesAmanda Seyfried is up for a Golden Globe for her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee, a movie musical about the leader of the Shakers, the 18th-century religious movement that preached celibacy, gender and racial equality, and pacifism. -
Trump announces U.S. strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria, a look back at Congress' tumultuous year, holiday spending is expected to be strong despite low consumer confidence.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department official Wa'el Alzayat about the prospects of Kurdish forces reaching an agreement to join the Syrian army ahead of an end-of-year deadline.
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Over the past year, the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans have waged a sweeping campaign against America's renewable energy industry. At least for now, though, clean energy is still booming in the United States.
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Figuring out the insurance puzzle for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.
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Morning Edition host Michel Martin talks with food historian Jessica B. Harris about the history of eating greens during the holidays and how it became a tradition for many African-American families.
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Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine continue as Ukraine spent its third Christmas under Russian onslaught.
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Ukraine spent its third Christmas at war with Russia. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with a Ukrainian member of parliament about celebrating in wartime and soliciting U.S. support for Ukraine.
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An Army veteran remembers her wife's last Christmas after she was diagnosed with cancer.
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Holiday spending was higher than expected this year, despite low confidence in the economy and many people reporting tightening their budgets.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to an economic analyst for Visa about consumer spending this year, and what we could expect going into 2026.
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In his first year back in office, President Trump has made clear that America First is far from isolationist, instead it means aggressive use of the country's unilateral power around the world.
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Wendy Sherman, a former ambassador who has served under three presidential administrations, analyzes President Trump's approach to foreign policy this year.