/news/tags/morning-edition Morning Edition en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:48:55 GMT /2025-11-21/trump-calls-lawmakers-message-to-military-to-refuse-illegal-orders-seditious Six Democratic lawmakers, who also served in the military, released a video this week reminding U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders," drawing the ire of President Trump and his supporters. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:48:55 GMT /2025-11-21/trump-calls-lawmakers-message-to-military-to-refuse-illegal-orders-seditious Quil Lawrence /2025-11-21/im-not-going-to-be-intimidated-rep-crow-responds-to-trumps-sedition-threat NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Congressman and former Army Ranger Jason Crow for his response to President Trump after Crow participated in a video urging U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:48:50 GMT /2025-11-21/im-not-going-to-be-intimidated-rep-crow-responds-to-trumps-sedition-threat Leila Fadel /2025-11-21/this-weekend-artists-are-speaking-out-across-the-country Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /2025-11-21/this-weekend-artists-are-speaking-out-across-the-country Anastasia Tsioulcas /npr-news/2025-11-21/after-calling-him-a-communist-trump-will-meet-mamdani-in-the-oval-office-friday New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Trump at the White House Friday putting the frequent foe of conservatives face-to-face with one of his biggest critics. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-11-21/after-calling-him-a-communist-trump-will-meet-mamdani-in-the-oval-office-friday Elena Moore /2025-11-21/morning-news-brief The CDC reversed its stance on vaccines and autism, suggesting a potential link without evidence, the U.S. presented a plan to end the war in Ukraine, NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani to meet Trump Friday. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:43:31 GMT /2025-11-21/morning-news-brief A Martínez, Leila Fadel /2025-11-21/toni-braxtons-hit-he-wasnt-man-enough-inspires-new-lifetime-film Singer Toni Braxton is remixing her career in film, teaming up with Lifetime to produce and star in movies -- some based on her own hits. Her latest film takes inspiration from "He Wasn't Man Enough." Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:43:27 GMT /2025-11-21/toni-braxtons-hit-he-wasnt-man-enough-inspires-new-lifetime-film Michel Martin /2025-11-21/u-s-adds-4-european-leftist-groups-to-foreign-terrorism-list The U.S. has added four leftist groups from Europe to the State Department's foreign terrorism list, raising questions about whether they'll be used to support terrorism charges against Americans. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:43:20 GMT /2025-11-21/u-s-adds-4-european-leftist-groups-to-foreign-terrorism-list Odette Yousef, Leila Fadel /2025-11-21/frances-pension-turmoil-highlights-global-challenge-of-caring-for-aging-population France's generous pension system has toppled governments there over questions of how to fund it. It's part of a broader problem, as nations rethink how to fund care for their aging populations. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:43:15 GMT /2025-11-21/frances-pension-turmoil-highlights-global-challenge-of-caring-for-aging-population Darian Woods, Wailin Wong /2025-11-21/al-qaeda-affiliated-militants-cripple-fuel-supplies-to-malis-capital Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:43:06 GMT /2025-11-21/al-qaeda-affiliated-militants-cripple-fuel-supplies-to-malis-capital Emmanuel Akinwotu /2025-11-21/fact-checking-trumps-claim-his-family-has-done-little-business-with-saudi-arabia President Trump this week said his family has done "very little" business with Saudi Arabia, as Crown Prince Mohammed visited the White House. NPR fact checks that claim with Forbes' Dan Alexander. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:42:25 GMT /2025-11-21/fact-checking-trumps-claim-his-family-has-done-little-business-with-saudi-arabia Leila Fadel