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For some perspective on the current tax bill speeding through Congress, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the last major tax cuts, in the 1980s.

Turkish writer Elif Shafak juggles politics, faith and feminism in her new novel set in Turkey and England. Steve Inskeep speaks with her about her book Three Daughters of Eve.

When did you mean to protect yourself and when did you mean to kill someone else?

Nina Roehl has been an avid concert-goer for all her life, but now she's anxious about the thought of attending large concerts.

The FDA plans to authorize Pfizer's COVID vaccine boosters for all adults 18 and older. The announcement could happen Thursday. What is the evidence for boosting younger healthier people?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kenya, the first stop on a three-nation Africa tour. He joined Kenya's foreign minister in calling for a ceasefire in Ethiopia.

Beto O'Rourke has begun his campaign against Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. In this third run for office since leaving the House, O'Rourke's chances at winning the seat for Texas governor are slim.

A federal tuition-free college program was cut from Biden's social agenda — but a patchwork of state and local programs persists. And at the lower level, it's a far more bipartisan policy.

The new framework allows individual sports to set the criteria and drops the rule that transgender athlete eligibility will be judged based on testosterone levels.

The bill is facing significant pushback because critics are concerned about the price tag.