Trump's Terms

Trump's Terms

Host Scott Detrow curates NPR's reporting, analysis and updates on the 47th President, focusing on actions and policies that challenge precedent and upend political norms, raising questions about what a President can do — and whether his efforts will benefit the voters who returned him to power. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Trump's Terms+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

Episodes

Can Trump make a deal with Russia? Europe watches closely

August 14, 2025 • 5 mins
Friday's summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin does not include European leaders or the president of Ukraine. So Thursday, Trump and those other leaders met for a virtual summit. NPR Berlin correspondent Rob Schmitz reports. 

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Trump official acknowledges: Congress has final say on census

August 13, 2025 • 3 mins
Less than a week after President Trump said he has ordered a "new" census, the cabinet official who oversees the Census Bureau acknowledged Tuesday that Congress, not the president, has final say over the national head count that's used to reshape election maps and guide federal funding, NPR has exclusively learned. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. 

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RFK Jr. undermines trust in expertise at HHS

August 12, 2025 • 5 mins
From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports. 

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Trump's DC takeover: crime narrative doesn't match the facts

August 11, 2025 • 4 mins
President Donald Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., and he asserted federal control over the city's Metropolitan police department. NPR's Brian Mann reports. 

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Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

August 8, 2025 • 4 mins
President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.

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An epidemiologist on Trump's decision to pull funding for mRNA vaccine research

August 7, 2025 • 8 mins
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about a Trump administration decision to end funding for research into vaccines that fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

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Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

August 5, 2025 • 4 mins
The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports.

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'Without any precedent': former BLS head on fired labor official, 'rigged' claims

August 4, 2025 • 4 mins
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.

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World leaders are using this strategy to work with Trump

August 1, 2025 • 5 mins
World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations, and get better deals too. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.

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Trump-backing podcasters air frustrations over Epstein case

July 31, 2025 • 5 mins
Some of the same podcasters who backed President Trump last November have grown frustrated over the handling of the Epstein case, saying officials haven't keep their word to make more details public. NPR's Elena Moore reports.

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Judge rules Trump admin can't block payments to Planned Parenthood

July 29, 2025 • 4 mins
A federal judge on Monday ruled that Congress and the Trump administration are not allowed to stop Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood. NPR's Katia Riddle reports.

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Medical groups worry RFK Jr. could dismiss primary care panel

July 28, 2025 • 3 mins
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may soon dismiss the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory panel of primary care experts, raising "deep concern" from the American Medical Association and other top medical groups. NPR's Pien Huang reports.

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How much does Trump's MAGA base care about the Epstein files?

July 25, 2025 • 7 mins
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz about how Trump's most loyal supporters think about the controversy surrounding the so-called Epstein files.

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New report puts Trump's past claims on Epstein in new light

July 24, 2025 • 5 mins
The Trump administration is under pressure to release more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. That's even after a Florida judge declined to release grand jury documents from the probe.

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Unpacking the DOJ effort to question Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

July 23, 2025 • 4 mins
The Justice Department has asked Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a meeting as it looks to make new inroads into what had been a closed investigation. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

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Trump sues Wall Street Journal: what's different about his latest media lawsuit

July 22, 2025 • 4 mins
In a clash of conservative titans, President Trump sued Rupert Murdoch after the 'Wall Street Journal published a story about a bawdy birthday card Trump made for the late Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

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Assessing Trump's 'transactional' foreign policy, 6 months in

July 21, 2025 • 5 mins
As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR's Tamara Keith examines where things stand.

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Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

July 18, 2025 • 2 mins
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Trump threatens to sue 'Wall Street Journal' over article about his Epstein ties

July 18, 2025 • 4 mins
The controversy surrounding President Trump and the so-called Epstein files has moved back to the legal system as he threatens to sue The Wall Street Journal and wants some case files released. NPR's Stephen Fowler reports.

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Is President Trump's MAGA coalition splintering over handling of the Epstein case?

July 17, 2025 • 8 mins
President Trump called Republicans who demand the release of more Epstein probe details "weaklings." NPR asks GOP strategist Alex Conant whether it's splintering Trump's MAGA coalition.

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