Mary Louise Kelly
Stories
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Holiday shoppers are opting to buy now, pay later — without using credit cards.
Klarna, Affirm, and other companies are pushing "buy now, pay later" sales models. And consumers are taking advantage.
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Does Congress see war crimes in Venezuela?
Amid reports Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan boat, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine about how Congress is handling oversight of the Pentagon.
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The novel 'Some Bright Nowhere' dwells on the uncertain time between life and death
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the author Ann Packer about her new novel, Some Bright Nowhere.
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How a political fight on the right affects national security
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef about Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and the rift it's creating.
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Proliferation of private credit raises fears of looming financial crisis
Natasha Sarin, president of the Budget Lab at Yale and former Biden administration official, discusses the rise of private credit and the financial risks that brings.
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Trump calls meeting with China's president 'outstanding.' What actually happened?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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After years of shrinking, why is the gender pay gap getting wider?
After years of shrinking, the gender pay gap is widening. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post reporter Taylor Telford about why some women are leaving the workforce.
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American farmers were already struggling. The shutdown made it worse
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with fourth generation farmer and advocate Joe Maxwell about how the government shutdown is stressing already overwhelmed American farmers.
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Trump says he's moving his Venezuelan cartel fight from sea to land. What does that mean?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas about another deadly U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela.
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Union president reacts to federal judge order to halt federal worker layoffs
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee Saunders — president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — about how federal workers are handling the latest round of layoffs.