Ailsa Chang
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Texas Democrats flee the state to try to stymie GOP redistricting effort
In a midterm election battle spreading across the country, Republicans leading the Texas Legislature are trying to meet and redraw Congressional lines to help the GOP hold the majority in Congress. Democrats in Texas have fled to other states to try to block them from meeting.
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What's next after the BLS chief's firing? A former staffer weighs in
Last week, president trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after a revision to previous jobs reports. What does this action mean for the agency and for the future of U.S. labor data, which is considered the gold standard for economists?
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After a disappointing jobs report, President Trump lashes out
President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday, and a jobs report out Friday fell short of expectations. We look at the political and economic fallout.
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A Michigan mayor near the Canadian border on what tariffs mean for his city
A Michigan mayor talks with NPR's All Things Considered about how tariffs will affect constituents.
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Two data breaches in one week on social media site Tea
A dating app, Tea, that was created to privately share information has been breached -- twice. We learn more about the user information that was hacked.
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What's needed to help historic starvation levels in Gaza is 'tragically simple,' aid group says
Starvation is plaguing Gaza. We hear about why getting food to the half million people who need it is so difficult.
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Democrats push for immigration enforcement officers to unmask
Democrats have introduced legislation in California and New York, as well as in Congress, requiring officers to show their faces as anger mounts about the "secret police" vibe of ICE officers.
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An abuse survivor speaks out about the Justice Department's handling of Epstein files
Danielle Bensky, who met Jeffrey Epstein when she was a young ballerina, is speaking out against the Justice Department's decision not to release additional documents about his case.
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The effect that the rescission package could have on global health
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.
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Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.