Frank Langfitt
Stories
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The fallout in a Virginia county after Trump pardoned a former sheriff
Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical left monsters and left for dead."
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Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery
President Trump pardoned a corrupt, former Virginia sheriff last week, saying he was a victim of the Biden administration. But as NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, many of the sheriff's constituents oppose the pardon.
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In reversal, Trump administration restores classes at the National Fire Academy
The academy in Emmitsburg, Md., is often described as the national war college for firefighting. It offers training that ranges from leadership to how to conduct fire, arson and blast investigations.
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A Maryland town backed Trump's cost-cutting pledge. Now it's a target
Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration's decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes.
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People who fled authoritarian regimes say Trump's tactics remind them of home
Politicians, lawyers and journalists who left behind autocratic systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America see the Trump administration employing similar methods.
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Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
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The U.S. Naval Academy and St. John's College face off in a big croquet throwdown
The U.S. Naval Academy faces off against St. Johns College, the Great Books school, in the 41st annual croquet match in Annapolis that draws thousands to what is essentially a Gatsbyesque lawn party.
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How President Trump's foreign policy shifts are viewed outside of the Beltway
President Trump has turned much of American foreign policy on its head. Many in Washington, D.C., are critical, but how are Trump's moves playing beyond the Beltway?
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Democracy-promoting organization sues the Trump administration over withheld funds
President Ronald Reagan laid the rhetorical foundations for the National Endowment for Democracy in a 1982 speech to the British Parliament. Support for its creation in Congress was bipartisan.
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A federal efficiency team was axed. They were working on one of Trump's goals
The Trump administration is firing some 80 people focused on making government digital services more efficient. Members of the 18F team say they did exactly what the DOGE unit says it's trying to do.
