Trump's Terms

A new front has opened up in the war with Iran —  the virtual one. Along with launching drones and missiles, Iran is now firing off memes. And President Trump is the regime’s favorite target. War propaganda is as old as battles of centuries past — but as NPR’s Carrie Kahn reports it’s now hitting a wider audience at a furious pace.

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Privacy advocates say that the best chance for Congress to close the well-known loophole around the Fourth Amendment that allows for governmental snooping on personal data is coming up in just a few weeks. 

NPR's Jude Joffe-Block reports. 

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Banners bearing the face of President Trump vie with satiric statues and protest posters in a propaganda battle playing out in and around the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Huge banners bearing President Trump’s face hang from several federal buildings. One within eyeshot of a statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that went up earlier this month. NPR’s Frank Langfitt spoke with visitors about this visual tug-of-war.

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The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve the design for a new commemorative gold coin.   On one side, an eagle in flight – on the other, a portrait of President Trump, staring directly at the viewer. 

Federal law prohibits living people from being featured on U.S. coins – though the Trump administration believes the Treasury Department has authority here. 

Moreover, it breaks a norm that dates to the beginning of the country. 

Caroline Turco, a curator at the Money Museum of the American Numismatic Association, explains.

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Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike, just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.

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