Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Week in politics: Trump's confusing funding freeze for federal workers
We look at a chaotic week in politics, with the Trump administration attempting a federal funding freeze and a buyout for two million federal workers.
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What Trump's actions against the federal workforce have to do with race
The Trump administration wants to cut the federal workforce. For many Black Americans these jobs helped them enter the middle class. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown University's Dorothy Brown about race and wealth.
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Calvin Klein returns to the runway at New York Fashion Week
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Tashjian, fashion critic of the Washington Post, about the once-exalted brand Calvin Klein returning to the runway at New York Fashion Week.
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The White House is in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok
The White House is working on a plan to have Oracle and other U.S. investors take a majority stake in TikTok, sources tell NPR.
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Ceasefire agreement holds for a second week after Hamas and Israel swap
Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers and Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners, as the ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar holds into its second week.
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Many in the medical community oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as head of the HHS
Many doctors and public health workers have come out against the confirmation of Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. We'll look at his supporters and detractors.
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Politics chat: Trump fires Inspector Generals, passes a slew of executive orders
We look at some of President Trump's executive orders as well as the confirmation process for his controversial nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth.
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Trump is threatening tariffs against Canada and Mexico. Here's what that would mean
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Kenneth Smith Ramos, Mexico's former USMCA chief negotiator, about the impact of the tariffs that President Trump has threatened against Mexico and Canada.
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Caregiving is taking a toll on the mental health of millions of Americans
Millions of Americans provide unpaid care for their loved ones at home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with reporter Kat McGowan and social worker Dawn Shedrick about the mental health burden of taking this on.
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Israelis react to the ceasefire deal going into effect 15 months after the war began
We look at how the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is being received in Israel, where protests over domestic politics have continued throughout the war.