Jennifer Ludden
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-19-2025 6PM EST
The National Urban League, the National Fair Housing Alliance, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago are all help black, brown, and LGBTQ people. They say those groups have historically been denied equal access to housing, health care, and other rights, and if they can't specifically target them, they can't do their jobs.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-19-2025 6PM EST
Their lawsuit challenges three of President Trump's executive orders on DEI, illegal discrimination, and gender ideology. Trump says he's ending policies to, quote, socially engineer race and gender issues, But the lawsuit alleges the orders violate constitutional amendments on free speech and equal protection. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-21-2025 8PM EST
Trump's efficiency team, Doge, wants to cut staff at the federal housing agency by half, but the office that funds homelessness would lose more, 84 percent, according to a document NPR has seen. Ann Oliva with the National Alliance to End Homelessness says that would go far beyond Washington, D.C.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-21-2025 8PM EST
A spokesperson says the housing agency continues to carry out its critical functions. Local nonprofits are waiting to receive several billion dollars for rent and other support to keep people off the streets. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-17-2025 2PM EDT
The move targets the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, which coordinates policy among 19 agencies. It was created in 1987 precisely to make government more efficient, says Jeff Olivet, who led it most recently. The memo calls for reducing the agency to the minimum required by law. But with just 20 people, he says it's already bare bones.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-17-2025 2PM EDT
Olivet credits the agency with helping dramatically reduce veteran homelessness and helping certain cities stem the rise in people sleeping outside. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington. This is NPR.