Rescission package heads to final vote. And, Trump floats firing the Fed chairman
Hide SummaryThe Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.Read more
A timeline of the controversy over the administration's handling of the Epstein files
Hide SummaryThe Trump administration's handling of what are known as the Epstein files has been creating a firestorm within the president's MAGA base. NPR recaps a timeline of the controversy.Read more
How layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy
Hide SummaryNPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Dinkelman, new president of the American Foreign Service Association, about how layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy.Read more
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
Hide SummaryThe Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.Read more
Gulf Coast braces for flooding as storm builds into possible tropical depression
Hide SummaryThe weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance of becoming a tropical depression as it moves toward the northern Gulf Coast.Read more