Feb 13, 20261h 23mS0
Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the ICE operation in Minnesota in the coming days following weeks of operations by federal law enforcement in the state.<br/><br/><br>Customs and Border Patrol officials closed...
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What is 1A about?
Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines, and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together, on 1A. Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with 1A+.
Who hosts 1A?
1A is hosted by NPR. The show has published 300 episodes to date.
What has 1A covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The News Roundup For February 13, 2026" (13 February 2026, 83 minutes), "ICYMI: Trump Threatens To Close A New Bridge Between Michigan And Ontario" (12 February 2026, 11 minutes), and "Religious Leaders' Response To Trump’s Immigration Crackdown" (12 February 2026, 38 minutes).
How often does 1A publish?
1A publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 300 episodes.
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Recent episodes
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Feb 12, 202611 minS0In his latest round of verbal attacks against Canada, Donald Trump says the country is trying to “take advantage of America.”<br/><br/>The comments come as the president threatens to block the opening of a bridge...
Feb 12, 202638 minS0Thousands of people protested the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota last month, including hundreds of religious leaders. At least a hundred clergy were arrested during a demonstration at...
Feb 11, 202633 minS0Northwest Georgia is a picturesque place, with rolling hills and open farmland. Its creeks and rivers have sustained families for generations. On the surface, the environment looks pristine.<br/><br/>But something toxic...
Feb 9, 202644 minS0We’re just a few weeks out from the very first state primary elections of the year. And President Donald Trump and the GOP are, at the moment, unpopular.<br/><br/>As people around the country prepare to head to the...
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Feb 6, 20261h 27mS0The Trump administration now says a “softer touch” might be required when it comes to their immigration agenda in Minnesota. Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border head, says that 700 ICE agents will leave the...
Feb 5, 202628 minS0Immigration enforcement is arresting a growing number of refugees and detaining them in Texas.<br/><br/><br>It’s a strategy immigration lawyers call a conveyor belt. The number of children in ICE detention has also...
Feb 4, 202637 minS0This week, 330,000 Haitian immigrants who’ve lived and worked in the U.S. legally, sometimes for decades, were set to lose their immigration protections.<br/><br/>That’s after the Trump administration announced it would...
Feb 3, 202632 minS0Thousands of people have signed up to document and protest the actions of immigration agents in Minnesota.<br/><br/>They say they are legal observers, exercising their constitutional rights. The government claims...
Feb 2, 202643 minS0The biggest news stories, the ones that shape our democracy, don’t just play out in Washington. They unfold in neighborhoods, on street corners, and around the country.<br/><br/>In many cases, the first images and...
Jan 30, 20261h 26mS0A man rushed towards Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar during an event in her home state on Tuesday, spraying the congresswoman with a liquid authorities later identified as vinegar. President Donald Trump told reporters later...
Jan 26, 202643 minS0On Saturday, Border Patrol and ICE agents deployed to Minneapolis wrestled a member of the public to the ground and then shot him multiple times. Alex Pretti, 37, died as a result.<br/><br/>Pretti was a Minneapolis...
Jan 23, 20261h 25mS0ICE is continuing its Minnesota crackdown. This week, agents were reportedly targeting members of the public based on race. Now, state officials are asking federal judges to end the agency’s campaign in their...
Jan 22, 202633 minS0What's your most vivid school memory? Do you remember it as a time of exploration? Was it a place where you could figure out who you were and what you wanted to become?<br/><br/>Or did it feel like it wasn't made for...
Jan 21, 202638 minS0Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, affects tens of millions of people in the U.S.<br/><br/>About one in nine children and one in 16 adults have ADHD. That’s according to an analysis from the nonprofit...
Jan 21, 202634 minS0On Dec. 22, 1984, Bernard Goetz, a white man, shot and seriously wounded four Black teenagers in a New York City subway car.<br/><br/>Their names were were Barry Allen, Darrell Cabey, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur...
Jan 17, 20261h 25mS0The Trump administration sent hundreds more ICE agents to Minnesota this week as protests continue. President Donald Trump referred to the demonstrators as “professional agitators” and threatened to invoke the...
Jan 15, 202633 minS0Life can bring major, unexpected changes without warning. How can we adapt when our best-laid plans are suddenly upended?<br/><br/>Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist. Her latest book, “The Other Side of Change,”...
Jan 14, 202630 minS0The Trump administration’s recent evisceration of Venezuela’s government has leaders in Washington wondering where else they can meddle. And President Donald Trump’s eyes have wandered back to a familiar target...
Jan 14, 202635 minS0Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Monday in order to end the surge of immigration enforcement officers in the state. A thousand more ICE officers are being deployed to the city in the coming days...
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Tom Homan
Former Acting Director of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Maya Shankar
Senior Director of Behavioral Economics, Pushkin
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Dr Marc Berman
professor and chair of psychology, University of Chicago
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Marion Nestle
author, nutritionist and the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita at New York University, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
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