President Trump has established a cryptocurrency reserve. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux about what it's intended to do, and why it may not work that way.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

An NPR investigation finds problems with the federal court system and a deep culture of fear about reporting judges for abusive behavior and sexual harassment.Kirjoittanut Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elena Patel, a professor at the University of Utah, who warns they will dramatically grow the deficit.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 5 years ago this week. We ask 3 people who shared their experiences in our series "Outbreak Voices" about how they think of those years today.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

One of China's most famous poets, who some call the country's Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.Kirjoittanut John Ruwitch

A hot mess of a former pop singer becomes an unlikely detective when her son's classmate is kidnapped. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah Harman about her novel, "All The Other Mothers Hate Me."Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.Kirjoittanut Will Shortz

The U.S.-Mexico border is quieter than it's been in years. Vice President Vance says the Trump administration deserves the credit, but migrant apprehensions have been falling for months.Kirjoittanut Joel Rose

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle. His latest work: The world's tiniest Lego block.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.Kirjoittanut Emmanuel Akinwotu

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho teams up with actor Robert Pattinson for a sci-fi satire about a man who signs up to be an "expendable:" His DNA can be reprinted, so he can die again and again.Kirjoittanut Bob Mondello

House Republicans release another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded just as the last extension is set to expire. It's unclear if the thin GOP majority can get it passed.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Cleveland mayor Justin Bibb who argues that President Trump's budget cuts and funding freezes will hurt cities like his.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

Tzedek Chicago calls itself anti-Zionist congregation. In the last year and a half, this stance has become an increasing source of tension among fellow Jews.Kirjoittanut Yonat Shimron

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Li Zhang, professor of physiology and neuroscience at USC's Keck School of Medicine, how mice perform first aid on each other.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe

"A Thousand Blows" is set in 1880s London and features bare-knuckle boxing and an all-female crime gang. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Stephen Graham, who plays aging boxer Henry "Sugar" Goodson.Kirjoittanut Ayesha Rascoe