Toy company CEO discusses how Trump's tariff policy swings impact business
NPR reconnects with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, whose toys include Care Bears and Tonka Trucks, to understand how recent swings in President Trump's tariff policy are impacting his company.
Trump floats idea for U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it
President Trump suggested at a Tuesday press conference that Gaza's nearly 2 million residents should leave the Palestinian enclave and proposed the U.S. take it over and redevelop it.
Trump administration putting all USAID staff on leave by the end of the week
The Trump administration is putting all USAID employees on administrative leave by the end of this week, according to a new directive sent to all agency staff globally and posted on its website.
Rubio wrapping up Latin America trip as the administration works to end USAID
Marco Rubio is nearing the end of his five-country visit to Latin America — his first as secretary of state — as the administration works to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Aid.
Hamas releases American hostage after 484 days in captivity
Keith Siegel is adjusting to life as a free man after being held hostage in Gaza for 484 days, his brother says. The American was released along with two other in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Morning news brief
Canada and Mexico reach last-minute deals with Trump to pause tariffs, Elon Musk and his DOGE group aim to upend federal government, Trump weighing big cuts at the U.S. Department of Education.
Musk's DOGE group has access to the federal payments system. What does that mean?
What does it mean that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency now have access to the vast federal payments system? NPR asks Natasha Sarin, a former Treasury official under Biden.