NPR Topics: National
Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Hide SummaryCivil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades.Read more
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras 'with no meaningful process'
Hide SummaryThe toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government. Read more
Federal employees find themselves without health insurance despite being told otherwise
Hide SummarySome federal employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again by the Trump administration are now learning their health coverage lapsed despite being told otherwise.Read more
A high schooler stays back as his family, separated by deportation, returns to Guatemala
Hide SummaryAlex Villatoro is finishing high school in the U.S. without his parents after his father was deported back to Guatemala in January and his mother decided to move there with her three younger children. As immigration enforcement ramps up, families like Villatoro's are being confronted with hard choices.Read more
Why judges blocked the Trump admin's school DEI crackdown
Hide SummaryOn Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump's anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground.Read more