The Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal government have indefinitely cut off funding to human rights groups abroad. Some in China see these cuts as an opportunity to muscle in.
NPR talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about what's driving the recent market surge and whether high valuations signal strength or speculation.
Americans have lost their mobility, the thing that once made the country distinctive, open and prosperous, writes Yoni Appelbaum in his new book, Stuck. He spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep.