Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
Morning news brief
Monday, August 14, 2023
Recovery continues in Maui after America's deadliest fire in more than 100 years. Georgia prosecutors gear up for Trump election interference case. A federal court hears Alabama redistricting case.
Trump legal team will be back in court for another hearing in D.C.
Friday, August 11, 2023
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump return to court in Washington, D.C., in another skirmish over procedures in the case that accuses him of trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Experts say many Americans see violence as an acceptable way to resolve differences
Friday, August 11, 2023
A Utah man was killed by federal agents this week after making violent threats against President Biden and other officials. Experts worry that heated political rhetoric is leading to more threats.
Morning news brief
Friday, August 11, 2023
Mass evacuations continue after deadly Maui wildfires. The Supreme Court agrees to review a controversial bankruptcy case involving Purdue Pharma. Wary of Belarus, Poland to send troops to its border.
Inflation has been falling over the last 12 months. July data ended the streak
Thursday, August 10, 2023
The Labor Department's new cost of living report showed an uptick in inflation last month — for the first time in a year. The 3.2% jump in consumer prices was within expectations.
In Hawaii, at least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire on Maui
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Dry conditions and high winds increased by Hurricane Dora passing to the south created dramatic fires — resulting in fatalities, evacuations and destroyed buildings.
Morning news brief
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Deadly wildfires tear across two islands in Hawaii. The latest inflation report is expected to show rising prices. A drug company lobbies Congress to get Medicare to cover its weight loss drugs.
Ozempic, Wegovy maker lobbies Congress to get Medicare to cover its weight loss drugs
Thursday, August 10, 2023
New drugs used for weight loss may also reduce risks of heart attacks. A pharmaceutical giant wants Medicare to cover the drugs, but a federal ban prevents Medicare from covering weight loss drugs.
Montgomery brawl doesn't constitute hate crime charges, police chief says
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
The Montgomery brawl that broke over the weekend when a Black man was attacked by a group of white men, has gone viral with numerous memes and TikTok videos.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Three people are charged with assault after a waterside brawl in Montgomery, Ala. Pakistan's parliament is expected to be dissolved. Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg launches a PAC.
In a special election in Ohio, voters consider changes to the state's constitution
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Ohioans vote Tuesday on whether to make it more difficult to pass future amendments to the state constitution. It's an attempt to keep an abortion access amendment from passing this fall.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
President Biden heads to the Grand Canyon to tout his environmental policies. An election in Ohio has implications for abortion. The Red Cross allows blood donations from men who have sex with men.
Morning news brief
Monday, August 07, 2023
Donald Trump's attorneys near deadline to respond to a request by prosecutors for a protective order. Coup leaders close Niger's airspace. Ukraine calls summit on ending war with Russia "productive."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses judicial system overhaul
Friday, July 28, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his government's controversial overhaul of the country's judicial system.
Randy Meisner, a founding member of The Eagles, has died at 77
Friday, July 28, 2023
Randy Meisner, a founding member of The Eagles, has died at 77. Meisner left The Eagles decades ago, but he was inducted with the rest of the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Morning news brief
Friday, July 28, 2023
Differences on spending bills sets up possible September government shutdown clash. How New Orleans is coping with surge in heat-related illnesses. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on judicial overhaul.
Differences on spending bills sets up a possible September government shutdown clash
Friday, July 28, 2023
The House and Senate are on radically different paths to approving the annual spending bills, setting up an anticipated September clash that could lead to another government shutdown.
Studies describe impact of Facebook and Instagram on the 2020 election
Friday, July 28, 2023
Meta disputed findings released in four studies in academic journals examining Facebook and Instagram's impact on the 2020 election. NPR talks to UT-Austin professor Talia Stroud, a study co-author.
DOT announces rule requiring new single-aisle planes to have more accessible bathrooms
Friday, July 28, 2023
The Transportation Department recently announced a rule that would require newly built single-aisle aircrafts to have lavatories big enough to fit both a passenger with a disability and an attendant.
Former AP Pyongyang Bureau Chief Jean Lee discusses anniversary of Korean War's end
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Seventy years ago today, a treaty ended the fighting in the Korean War and created North and South Korea. Steve Inskeep speaks to Jean Lee about the significance of this anniversary.