Rob Schmitz
Stories
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Politics
President Trump deports hundreds of migrants to El Salvador
The United States is not at war, but this weekend President Trump invoked a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers.
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Thousands of children have been wounded in Gaza. We catch up with one of them
NPR producer Anas Baba reunites with Nimer sadi al nimer, a 12 year old boy who was shot by Israeli forces in Gaza last year.
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My Morning Jacket is coming out with a new album, 'Is'
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket, about their new album, 'Is.'
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Politics
Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
Arlington National Cemetery has removed historical sections about prominent African-American, Hispanic and female veterans from its website.
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World
Germany's youth vote is increasingly polarized. Why?
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Business
A new podcast traces how state lotteries became big business
"Scratch and Win" is a new WGBH News podcast about how a bunch of Massachusetts state bureaucrats set out to beat the mob at its own game — and ended up creating a $100 billion dollar obsession.
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World
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa condemns President Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa expresses fear and distaste at how Trump treats Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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National
Europe considers a major defense spending package as Trump signals disengagement
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed an $840 billion plan to build up the bloc's defense, as President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine.
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World
The changes that lie ahead for Germany after Sunday's election
German voters gave the far-right AfD party second place in elections, which will make the Christian Democrat Party's Friedrich Merz the next chancellor.
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Europe
Friedrich Merz's center-right opposition wins in German election
Results from the election in Germany indicate that Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats will be able to form a new government with only one coalition partner.
