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Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent and that fiscal politics should not interfere with monetary policy makers and their decisions.

Israel launched airstrikes Wednesday on Syria's capital of Damascus, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and near the presidential palace in response to attacks on the Druze minority. This segment originally aired July 16, 2025.

Senate approves cuts to funding for public media and foreign aid programs, President Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell over interest rates, UN Security Council to meet over unfolding Israel-Syria crisis.

The tax cut and spending bill Congress just passed contains new work requirements for Medicaid. Georgia has a system, but eligible recipients have had problems with getting and staying enrolled.

A stampede in Gaza left around 20 people dead as they were rushing to collect food at a U.S.- and Israeli-backed food distribution site.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Omer Bartov, Holocaust and genocide studies scholar at Brown University, about his essay outlining why he believes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

President Trump would rather be talking about his "One Big Beautiful Bill" and other wins, but the controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein case is proving a distraction, according to a GOP strategist.

Israel hit the Syrian military headquarters and close to the presidential palace in Damascus with airstrikes Wednesday. The UN Security Council will meet to discuss the crisis between the countries.

The Senate voted to approve the $9 billion rescission package early Thursday.

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Residents are not happy about that.