Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30. Andrea Hsu
Billionaire investor Scott Bessent is confirmed as Treasury secretary Bessent won Senate confirmation with the support of more than two dozen Democrats. Scott Horsley
The stock market reacts to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek became the most downloaded free app in the U.S. Apple store on Monday, replacing ChatGPT. That's rattling U.S. tech companies. Maria Aspan
200 U.K. companies have opted for a four-day workweek, latest data shows The industries most represented among the group include marketing and PR, charities and nonprofits, and technology. Manuela López Restrepo
Elon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt' Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech. Rachel Treisman
U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble. Maria Aspan
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. Ayesha Rascoe
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. D. Parvaz
Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban. Bobby Allyn
NPR tracks what's gotten cheaper in our shopping carts Inflation has cooled, but some prices seem stuck or have gotten higher. At a Walmart in Savannah, GA, we compare shopping this year to last year. Alina Selyukh