Quite a statement from JD Vance at the end of his news conference today: “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time”

Trump Demanded Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ He Got a Surprise Instead. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...

From my colleague Daniel Estrin: www.npr.org/2026/05/20/n...

My latest: Under the Trump administration, the State Department is seeing an exodus of diplomats www.npr.org/2026/05/10/n...

💥Hungary's newly elected PM Péter Magyar, in his first speech, apologizes to victims of the Orbán government's smear campaigns and harassment, including NGOs and journalists. For 16 years, dozens if not hundreds of us had to endure our newsrooms being taken over, surveillance and pressure campaigns.

Fun music for a Friday! youtu.be/yuvecwa9y7I?...

“There are no DNA tests in Gaza. There is only the survivor's eye.” Powerful reporting from our colleague in Gaza. www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

Always loved our converstions about Russia and foreign policy. Kevin Klose was a great leader and he will be missed. www.npr.org/2026/04/15/n...

My latest: www.npr.org/2026/04/14/g...

Sad news from the NPR family. Brian Jarboe was all you would want in a colleague- talented, kind and fun. He is missed www.npr.org/2026/04/13/n...

Illiberalism is not Inevitable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Vance, Trump, Putin and Netanyahu all support Orbán, which is all the evidence you need that he is way behind in the polls (which as a matter of fact he is) and running a wild campaign of lies (which as a matter of fact he is).

Shouldn’t it be “rain down” and not “reign down?”

TRUMP IN ONE SINGLE EVENT - "They won't be there for us" - "We have some that are really enthusiastic. They're coming already" - "This isn't 'need'" - "If we need anything, they should be jumping to help us" - "We want them to come & help us w/the strait" - My attitude is we don't need anybody"

I am leaving the Washington Post to join a new journalistic venture backed by Politico founder Robert Allbritton that will be both the hometown publication the D.C. region sorely needs and a scrappy and fearless national news organization. I hope you'll join us.

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."

Russia enters Viktor Orban's election campaign, providing consultants who will flood social media with messages designed, ironically, to frame Orbán, a Russia puppet, as "the only candidate who can keep Hungary sovereign" From @financialtimes.com giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

A sound rich, informative piece from my colleague in Moscow. Take a listen! www.npr.org/2026/03/10/n...

How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

My colleagues across the region report on the war, one week on. Take a few minutes to listen! www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...

Surreal scenes from my colleague now in Venezuela. Take a listen! www.npr.org/2026/03/06/n...

The images suggest that precision munitions struck other buildings, including a clinic that was also inside the complex. n.pr/4suyWcZ

The US Agency for Global Media, which is run by Kari Lake, has just failed an audit. The organization's finances are too chaotic even to assess. www.stateoig.gov/report/aud-f...

EXCLUSIVE: The strike that destroyed a school in Minab, Iran was larger than has been previously reported. A nearby clinic was also hit. The evidence suggests a precision strike against an IRGC base that was adjacent to the school. www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

LOVE THIS 💗

The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela. n.pr/4r9YUlc

I was one of Alex's nursing faculty at MCTC. This is simply devastating. He was a good student and I knew he'd be a good nurse. Im so sorry for you and his VA family. May his memory be a blessing and an example of what a nurse is.

BREAKING: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.

I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.

Fact check: The US trades a lot more with China than Canada does - not just in absolute $ but also relative to each country's total trade. * US trade with China = 10.9% of total US trade * Canada's trade with China = 7.9% of total Canadian trade Data sources: x.com/rolandparis/...

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

US President Donald Trump says that Russia's Vladimir Putin had agreed to join his controversial "Board of Peace" -- despite the Kremlin so far saying it was still studying the invite.

Loud noises heard in Venezuela capital, southern area without electricity reut.rs/3MVr1WJ

The Trump admin wants to take away citizenship from people who have already gone through the naturalization process. Given the way DHS's quotas for immigration arrests/deportations have gone, I can't imagine that only the 'worst of the worst' will be targeted www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

Stephen Miller to Vanity Fair photographer: “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” Photographer to Miller: “You know, you do, too.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... @shaneisland.bsky.social

My first contribution to this fun series from NPR’s International desk www.npr.org/2025/12/17/g...

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. www.propublica.org/article/usai...