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Hosted by Steve Inskeep, A Martinez, Leila Fadel and Michel Martin, Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday.
For more than four decades, NPR’s Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis and commentary.
Eric Hodge and the WUNC News team bring you regional updates throughout the morning.
Here's the latest from Morning Edition:
Latest Episodes
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President Trump is expected to speak at the World Economic Forum this week, following a buildup of international tension.
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With troops standing by for Minnesota and an escalating campaign for Greenland, NPR's Michel Martin asks former Trump official Miles Taylor if this is a presidency without guardrails.
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Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.
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Like President Trump, lawmakers around the U.S. blame corporate homebuyers for high prices and want to restrict them. Experts say it's not so simple, and passing laws has proved difficult.
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A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer about tariffs, the security of upcoming elections and the prospects of a female president.
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Trump to speak at the World Economic Forum amid rising international tension, Concerns about conditions at Texas detention center grow after 3 deaths, Indiana wins first national football title.
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Three states that tried to put the Ten Commandments in schools have been blocked in the courts. In Ohio, lawmakers are considering a new approach.
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Some of President Trump's loyal supporters say they're confused and dismayed by the president's aggressive posture toward Denmark and America's European allies.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin about the Pentagon's takeover of the newspaper that has covered U.S. armed forces since the Civil War.