Howard Lutnick, a billionaire Wall Street CEO whom President Trump’ has tapped to lead the Commerce Department, appears before the Senate Commerce Committee for his confirmation hearing. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP We’re

Beijing, China: Dragon dancers perform at a park on the first day of the Lunar New Year of Snake on Jan. 29. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images All across the world,

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown June 5, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America Federal

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers look at the identification of a person detained on Monday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Tribal leaders across the country are preparing their members with information on

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says faith-based, 12-step and farm- or camp-centered programs should be a major part of the U.S. addiction response. Here, he visits the First Baptist Church food pantry in New York City last

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. President Trump has nominated Kennedy to lead the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rebecca Noble/Getty

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A lump of chewed up crinoid fragments from 66 million years ago is now at a museum in Denmark. Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum hide caption toggle caption Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million

High winds and dry vegetation set the stage for the explosive wildfires in Los Angeles. Scientists are finding that climate change fueled some of the extreme conditions. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle

The EPA’s acting director let go of members of two of the agency’s influential advisory committees on Tuesday. In an email, James Payne said they could reapply for their positions. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle

A policeman gestures as the belongings of Hindu devotees lie scattered after a stampede when Hindu devotees rushed to take a holy bath in the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical

This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2024. On Tuesday, President Trump said he asked

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (center) speaks during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2024. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty

Starbucks is trying to stem the loss of customers by simplifying its menu, reintroducing ceramic mugs and making other changes to be more like a local coffee house. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption toggle caption Godofredo

U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy speaks during a tour of the Osbourne Naval Shipyards and Australian Submarine Corporation facilities in Adelaide, South Australia, on March 22, 2024. Michael Errey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle

Neymar celebrates during the Saudi Pro League Trophy presentation at Kingdom Arena back in May of 2024. Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images Once heralded as one of the greatest soccer players

It’s gotten a lot more expensive to buy a home — making renting a more attractive option. Matt Rourke/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP/AP As mortgage rates and home prices have risen, some who had

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has 30 days to present a plan on how to implement President Trump’s executive order on transgender people in the military. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Capitol Hill after meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Jan. 8. ‎/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ‎/Bloomberg via Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear before two

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We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Often this work provides

President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump promised to do a lot right from the start if elected, and

President John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, during a news conference after his arrest in Dallas, on Nov. 22, 1963. Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby two days later, on the eve of Kennedy’s burial.

President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump signed an executive order Monday ending diversity programs in the nation’s military.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes looks on as U.S. President Trump delivers remarks on his policy to end tax on tips in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption

Food drive at United Giving Hope sanctuary church in Waukegan, I.L. on Jan. 22, 2025. Mustafa Hussain for NPR hide caption toggle caption Mustafa Hussain for NPR It’s been snowing all morning in Waukegan, a working

A deportation officer with Enforcement and Removal Operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office conducts a brief before an early morning operation on Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of

With funding from the National Science Foundation and other government grants, scientists and meteorologists from the Center for Severe Weather Research study a storm in Oklahoma in 2017. They get close to supercell storms and tornadoes

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles arrives prior to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump at the United States Capitol. Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images White House Chief of Staff

Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 16, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle

The U.S. Department of Justice is seen on June 20, 2023 in Washington, D.C. At least 12 officials who worked with the special counsel Jack Smith to investigate President Trump have been fired from the department.

Commuters cross London Bridge. Maybe some of them have a four-day workweek. Ben Stansall/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Stansall/Getty Images The four-day workweek continues to capture interest in the U.K., with 200 companies now

Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party in Halle, Germany, on Saturday. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Fresh

Survivors and relatives attend a ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, in Oswiecim, Poland, on Monday. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption toggle caption Oded Balilty/AP BERLIN — World leaders and dozens of

This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing on January 27, 2025. Chinese firm DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store’s download charts. (Photo by

Standing in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court in Raleigh on Jan. 14, Ted Corcoran reads a list of over 60,000 people who cast ballots in the November 2024 election but whose votes have been