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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Walter Isaacson about the world America made after World War II.

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. What made him so powerful, and why does he have so many fans?

Trump's budget proposal for next year includes cuts to some federal agencies paired with an increase in defense spending. What's not included is evidence of the billions DOGE has claimed to save.

A troubled private prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, was shut down in 2021. Now, that facility and other prisons closed because of serious problems are set to reopen as migrant detention centers.

NPR speaks with Katya Schwenk, a reporter at investigative news outlet "The Lever," about a memo outlining the Trump administration's use of a refugee fund to resettle white South Africans in the U.S.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says the House Oversight Committee is asking her to violate the law. She's asking the committee to narrow the scope of a subpoena.

Today’s radio programming is made possible in part by contributions…From Walter Adams, celebrating V-E Day and the Allied victory in Europe.Remembering Antonio Leon Jordan on his birthday with love from his mom, Susan Grettenberger.

A report by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says 700,000 Michiganders face the loss of Medicaid coverage under congressional Republican budget plans.

Trump said this would boost U.S. exports of beef, ethanol and other goods — though details on food standards still need to be worked out. The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods remains.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pause cuts to the federal agency that funds libraries and museums.