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National Limiting migration led to 1.6 million losing legal status in 2025 The Trump administration has stripped legal status from 1.6 million immigrants in 11 months. It's the largest removal of deportation protections for legal migrants in U.S. history. Ximena Bustillo
Health GLP-1s don't always work for weight loss. Researchers are trying to figure out why GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method. Yuki Noguchi
Arts & Life NPR's U.S. travel guide NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. Here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out. James Doubek
Politics 'Congress is in a coma': Former members sound alarm on health of the House Congress ends the year with a thin list of legislative accomplishments and a growing number of retirements. Former lawmakers say the problems now plaguing Capitol Hill have been years in the making. Barbara Sprunt
Politics A rift in MAGA has top Heritage Foundation officials leaving to join with Mike Pence The exit of more than a dozen staffers follows turmoil at Heritage and the larger conservative movement over the role of right-wing influencers who've promoted antisemitic and other extremist ideas. Sarah McCammon
Global Health Neglected tropical diseases are even more neglected after Trump cuts A small U.S. foreign aid program worked for nearly two decades to help countries eliminate tropical diseases that aren't known to many people. The Trump administration ended the program in January. Jonathan Lambert
Racial disparities persist with WA state patrol traffic stops Washington state troopers stop and search drivers of color more often than white Washingtonians, new data shows. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Arts & Life Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond in 'Song Sung Blue' The Hustle & Flow director is known for his films The Dreamers and The Misfits. His latest is based on the true story a Milwaukee couple who became local legends performing as a Neil Diamond tribute band. Tonya Mosley
Politics The Trump administration pauses wind projects off New England, New York and Virginia An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources. The Associated Press
Health Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. What will ACA increases mean? Millions of Texans could be at risk.