French President Macron is helping facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
French President Emanuel Macron has taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, insisting on the centrality of Europe to diplomacy.
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Scientist says state governments are lifting mask mandates prematurely
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University, on whether local governments lifting mask mandates is science-based.
With midterms looming, voters don't feel good about Biden's handling of the economy
The economy looks good on paper but it doesn't feel good to voters. And that's a problem for President Biden and his party going into the midterms. We explore the disconnect with help from economists.
The Biden administration will pay community groups to help boost trust in vaccines
The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach.
How did the Republican Party become the party of Trump?
New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters says the religious right and social conservatives "got basically everything that they wanted" from Trump's presidency. Peters' new book is Insurgency.
Biden will lean into his long tenure as a senator to fill Supreme Court vacancy
President Biden said he's been told that voters don't want him to be the "President Senator." But in filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court, he's going out of his way to court old colleagues.
Biden is promising crippling sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine
What exactly would those sanctions look like? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Daleep Singh, deputy national security adviser for international economics, about what the U.S. can do.
Fla. bill bans businesses and schools from making anyone feel guilt about race
Under a bill proposed by Florida's governor, schools and businesses would be banned from teaching courses and offering training that cause white people to feel "discomfort" on account of their race.
News brief: Macron-Putin talks, Alabama voting map, opioid crisis deaths
Diplomatic talks continue in the Ukraine-Russia standoff. Another Supreme Court ruling deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act. Drug overdose deaths in America have hit record highs.
Price Controls, Black Markets, And Skimpflation: The WWII Battle Against Inflation
To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again.