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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Eugene Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency, about how some government statistics get the economy wrong.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the foreign policy implications of Friday's shocking press conference between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.

We look at the anticipated impact of of the USAID funding freeze, which helped some of the poorest people around the world. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.

We look at the response in Ukraine to Fridays shambolic press conference at the Oval Office between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to conductor Marin Alsop about presenting Julia Wolfe's "Her Story" and the resonance of that feminist piece at this moment.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to writer Duncan Clark about the return of Jack Ma, founder of online Chinese retailer Alibaba. The tech exec had gone quiet after comments critical of China in 2020.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with comedian Bruce Vilanch about his new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time," which details some of the worst television of the twentieth century and his role in it.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has ruled the Republican-controlled Michigan House should send nine bills being held in the clerk’s office to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her to sign or veto. But the judge stopped short of issuing a court order to comply with the decision.

Zelenskyy was at the White House to finalize a deal on minerals, which Trump has said is a step toward a broader peace deal he is trying to broker. But no deal was signed and the visit was cut short.

It's Oscars weekend: Time to grab your ballot and mark your picks for Best Everything before Sunday night's Academy Awards telecast.