The Latest World Why pro-Russian media is focusing on a viral video of French President Macron A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron's wife appearing to shove him in the face has gone viral. Macron has said the two were just sharing a moment of closeness. Jaclyn Diaz Politics In a county that backed Trump, people dependent on Medicaid are conflicted about cuts In an Arizona county that voted for Trump 2-to-1, many people rely on Medicaid, would hate to lose it, and are persuaded that there is fraud that can be cut from the program. Noam Levey Clock is ticking for scientists to make the case against funding cuts Extensive funding cuts have reportedly created a culture of fear for researchers. It’s left scientists wondering: do I speak up about what’s happening? Or do I stay quiet, in hopes my funding might be restored? Libby Denkmann Latin America Former Colombian soldiers help unearth civilian victims of guerrilla war John Otis (ATC) NPR and Colorado stations sue Trump NPR filed suit this morning against President Trump and other administration officials over his executive order seeking to ban any federal funds from going to NPR or PBS. Mary Louise Kelly World Food Program head says peace critical to solve hunger in Congo NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cuts to WFP funding. Sarah Handel Economy Washington consumers will gain 'right to repair' cellphones, other electronics Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard World A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters Macron said that the video depicts the couple "joking" and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to undermine his image as a strong advocate for the West. Rachel Treisman Science Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket. Geoff Brumfiel Business Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall. Aowen Cao Prev 1517 of 1649 Next Sponsored
World Why pro-Russian media is focusing on a viral video of French President Macron A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron's wife appearing to shove him in the face has gone viral. Macron has said the two were just sharing a moment of closeness. Jaclyn Diaz
Politics In a county that backed Trump, people dependent on Medicaid are conflicted about cuts In an Arizona county that voted for Trump 2-to-1, many people rely on Medicaid, would hate to lose it, and are persuaded that there is fraud that can be cut from the program. Noam Levey
Clock is ticking for scientists to make the case against funding cuts Extensive funding cuts have reportedly created a culture of fear for researchers. It’s left scientists wondering: do I speak up about what’s happening? Or do I stay quiet, in hopes my funding might be restored? Libby Denkmann
(ATC) NPR and Colorado stations sue Trump NPR filed suit this morning against President Trump and other administration officials over his executive order seeking to ban any federal funds from going to NPR or PBS. Mary Louise Kelly
World Food Program head says peace critical to solve hunger in Congo NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cuts to WFP funding. Sarah Handel
Economy Washington consumers will gain 'right to repair' cellphones, other electronics Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
World A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters Macron said that the video depicts the couple "joking" and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to undermine his image as a strong advocate for the West. Rachel Treisman
Science Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket. Geoff Brumfiel
Business Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall. Aowen Cao