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Less personnel drama but still sky high turnover one year into Trump's new term A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.

NPR Exclusive: new numbers from Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Brookings on high level-level staff and cabinet turnover a year into Trump’s new term. There’s been less personnel drama than 2017 but turnover is still sky high compared to other recent presidents.

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ISO real live swing voters, for instance Biden ‘20>Trump ‘24. If this is you please fill out this form or send it to a family member. I’m looking for people willing to tell us about your lives and have thoughtful convos about politics.

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Happy first snow day of the year!

Happy first snow day of the year!

White House tours are back just in time for the holidays, after a three month hiatus for to President Trump’s planned ballroom project. The tour is shorter because the East Wing is gone.

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There’s more new gold stuff on the colonnade at the White House. New since this morning. So many pieces of flair.

Very excited to get my friend John Davis’s new book in the mail. As someone who was also introduced to punk rock through mix tapes in the 90s, this is a fun read.

President Trump is hosting his first event in the newly decked-out Rose Garden tonight. Here’s my story about the renovation and the history of the iconic garden (turned patio). Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style

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Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73 Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.

Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...

Why Trump is obsessed with building a White House ballroom As President Trump bends the federal government to fit his agenda, he is also gilding the White House to suit his aesthetics. And there's one more thing he really wants: a ballroom.

President Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House. It’s an idea he’s been pitching for at least 15 years. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n...

Rose Garden paving project update. It is coming along. The stone is bright white.

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

A lot of people have been asking how to help public radio/TV weather this current storm. One of my concerns has been making sure the most vulnerable stations that serve small populations in rural areas get the support they need to keep going. This new site offers a roadmap. adoptastation.org

Congress delivers Trump a win with tax and spending bill : The NPR Politics Podcast Congress narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill this week. We discuss what the GOP victory could mean for the 2026 midterm elections. And, we look at the message the…

Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

Just getting a little rain here at the White House. (Sarcasm font, it’s a lot) @capitalweather

The annual @cwsoftballgame is coming up on July 16. This year I am playing for my friend Dr. Patricia Gaffney, who has metastatic breast cancer. The game raises money for the @youngsurvivalcoalition, which helps young women facing breast cancer. Buy tix: www.gofevo.com/event/2025CWSG

The Rose Garden demolition is underway. “We’re going to put a beautiful stone surface down so that people -- for instance, we had something the other day and it actually didn't rain for three or four days and the women were still getting stuck in the grass,” Trump said May 4.

This is really just a test. But, Happy Friday to all.

In honor of Senator Durbin's @durbin.senate.gov retirement announcement, I share the greatest House floor speech of all time via @c-span.bsky.social. www.c-span.org/clip/house-p...

OK. This is pretty cool, from today's @washingtonpost.com o. Sorry for the spoiler!

Very cool to win an Ambie! A giant thank you to the Podcast Academy and our dedicated, engaged listeners who come to us for political news.

Opinion | The AP’s Freedom of Speech—and Yours A brazen attempt to punish us for using words Trump dislikes.

"Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s." Julie Pace lays out the stakes in AP's suit to restore access to cover the president. They are fighting for all of us.

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He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires -- this weekend he got his second 15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks

Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti

Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more

My NPR story

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The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.

Mine obviously know it is me, and are trying to get more cash.

I have a refurbished air wrap and it has really changed the game for me.

One of the great gifts my 6 year old has given me is having no interest in those books. His big brother loved them.