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Caregiving services for seniors can easily cost more each year than what the average American makes. And health insurers, both government and private, may not provide the coverage people need. That leads many people to step in and do the work for free. But caregivers need to take care of themselves, too. That’s something Dawnita Brown knows all too well, as a caregiver to both her parents, and founder of The Binti Circle. It’s a group she founded for Black daughters like her who are doing caregiving work.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse, with audio engineering by David Greenburg and Valentina Rodriguez Sanchez. It was edited by Sarah Handel. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb on Thursday ruled that the use of troops in the nation’s capital was unlawful.

A botulism outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen babies in 15 states has been linked to ByHeart formula sold nationwide. Here’s what to know about it.

The Democratic lawmakers said that members of the military can and must refuse illegal orders by their superiors.

Dawnita Brown left her job to become a caregiver for her parents. Brown says it’s a gift to care for her parents, but it can also be difficult. That’s why respite is an important part of her life.

The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender.

Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight.

Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.,and John Curtis, R-Utah, want to hold social media companies accountable for the negative impacts their algorithms have on people. They spoke to NPR about their bill.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign.

President Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, there’s a 30-day countdown for the DOJ to produce those records.

The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican’s first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.

Activists in Chicago have been tracking federal immigration enforcement agents’ movements, following their cars and alerting neighbors with whistles. This resistance sprang into action in response to Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz, but it’s nearly a decade in the making. NPR’s Odette Yousef has the story of a strategy that activists hope can be a blueprint.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org. This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Andrew Sussman and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

The word’s definition may be obvious, but Friendsgiving can mean different things to different people. Here are expert tips for how to celebrate it.

President Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities have been repeatedly met with resistance in the courts — most recently, in Tennessee.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.

Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump’s efforts to erase DEI.

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation’s most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane’s vaunted American technology.

A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms illegally weakened the voting power of minorities.

The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country’s treatment of migrants in the U.S.

Some of the responsibilities the administration aims to move were explicitly assigned to the U.S. Education Department by Congress, raising questions about the legality of these changes.