Michel McQueen Martin spent more than a decade covering politics and policy for the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post before she joined ABC News in September 1992; primary assignment is ABC News "Nightline"; a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Ms. Martin was graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College at Harvard University in 1980.
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House to consider foreign aid while Senate trial on Mayorkas is set to start
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays. The Senate will begin impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Iran says its attack against Israel was a success. The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine. Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants.
Iran boasts that its weekend attack against Israel was a huge success
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
After Iran's unprecedented but largely ineffective attack against Israel, international leaders are calling on Israel to show restraint and to be wary of it spiraling into a broader regional conflict.
Jury selection to begin in the federal criminal trial of former President Trump
Monday, April 15, 2024
Former President Donald Trump faces 34-count felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information to influence the 2016 presidential election.
How Philadelphia is fighting the gun epidemic that kills tens of thousands each year
Monday, April 15, 2024
NPR's Morning Edition hears from organizers, elected officials and regular people about the effects of gun violence.
Morning news brief
Monday, April 15, 2024
Iran strikes Israel in retaliation for an attack that killed top Iranian officers at an Iranian consulate in Syria. Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is set to begin Monday in New York.
How can the U.S. counter China's expanding influence in Asia? Court its neighbors
Thursday, April 11, 2024
President Biden is hosting a meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. It's an effort by the U.S. to build a network of alliances in the region, partly to compete with China.
Morning news brief
Thursday, April 11, 2024
President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. EU lawmakers approve overhaul of the bloc's migration laws. High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application.
After a decade of wrangling the EU has a new set of rules on migration and asylum
Thursday, April 11, 2024
The European Parliament has passed a new package of laws that could fundamentally change the European Union's migration and asylum policies.
The number of high school seniors who have filled out FAFSA is down from last year
Thursday, April 11, 2024
High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application. This year's form is supposed to be simpler, but it's had problems. What does this mean for who goes to college and where?
Inflation has been easing but not as quickly as consumers and the Fed would like
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
The Labor Department release its March consumer price index findings Wednesday.
Morning news brief
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon. EPA limits the amount of PFAS in drinking water. President Biden will welcome Japan's prime minister to the White House.
Morning news brief
Friday, April 05, 2024
President Biden talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The group No Labels will not run a third-party presidential candidate. Court rules border officials are responsible for children's welfare.
How did so much of Taiwan's infrastructure stay standing after the recent quake?
Friday, April 05, 2024
Taiwan is still working to rescue more than 700 people trapped by the massive earthquake that hit the Asian island on Wednesday.
Iran's embassy in Syria is attacked — Iran blames Israel
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Tehran says Israel is responsible and reserves the right to retaliate — putting the region are on high alert for what might come next.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Iran accuses Israel of deadly attack on its consulate in Syria. Florida Supreme Court orders 6-week abortion ban to take effect May 1. Google to delete search data of millions who used incognito mode.
Bill Kristol on Democrats' hopes to win over Republicans reluctant to vote for Trump
Monday, April 01, 2024
Democrats are trying to win over Republican voters reluctant to vote for former President Donald Trump in 2024. Conservative writer Bill Kristol joins the program to see if the effort will resonate.
Google launched Gmail 20 years ago. Many thought it was an April Fools' prank
Monday, April 01, 2024
When Google launched Gmail 20 years ago today, many thought it was an April Fools' Day prank — 1 GB of storage was a lot then! But the email platform is no joke with well over a billion users today.
A look back at some April Fools' stories NPR used to run
Monday, April 01, 2024
Though we don't do it anymore, NPR has a long history of inserting April Fools' stories into its programming on April 1. Something about "fake news" made it not such a fun idea anymore.
Morning news brief
Monday, April 01, 2024
International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza. California's minimum wage for fast-food workers increases to $20 an hour. Teams advance in in NCAA basketball championship.
