Morning Edition
Weekdays 4-9 AM
Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
Morning Edition draws on reporting from correspondents based around the world, NPR Illinois journalists, and producers and reporters in locations in the United States. This reporting is supplemented by other NPR Member Station reporters across the country as well as independent producers and reporters throughout the public radio system.
-
Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states. -
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
The Trump administration says it wants to establish a quota for next year to denaturalize up to 200 American citizens per month.
-
The DOJ released more Epstein files, and some mentioned Trump, SCOTUS blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Chicago, delayed report shows U.S. economy grew between July and September.
-
Steve Inskeep and his brother, Bruce make a deep-fried Turkey while chatting about how their family celebrated the holidays.
-
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with immigration attorney Marium Masumi Daud about the Trump administration's efforts to take away citizenship from some naturalized Americans.
-
A much-delayed report shows the U.S. economy grew a robust 4.3% between July and September, fueled by consumer spending.
-
The Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, President Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into Illinois over the objections of its governor.
-
Still looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? A new poll finds that most people find cash or gift cards an acceptable holiday gift.
-
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's bid to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amy Howe {how} of SCOTUSblog about the implications.
