Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
'No greater commandment': How Israelis view hostage-prisoner swaps
Israelis have long accepted lopsided deals to bring back imperiled citizens. But the release of Palestinians convicted in shootings and suicide bombings are stirring worries that the deal with Hamas will incentivize future hostage-takings.
Ukraine's former foreign minister on the looming peace talks
NPR speaks with Dmytro Kuleba, who spent two and a half years as Ukraine's wartime foreign minister, on Ukraine's prospects for a fair peace agreement on a war started by Russia and how the Trump administration presents both risks and opportunities.
Federal workers navigate uncertainty as the Trump administration slashes the workforce
After weeks of chaos and upheaval in the federal workforce, thousands still remain uncertain about their future.
In Colorado, climate-related projects are feeling the freeze on federal funding
In Colorado, the federal funding freeze has hit projects from a brownfield cleanup in Pueblo to "once in a lifetime" funding for solar projects in Native communities.
Is Elon Musk a threat to the MAGA base?
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Sohrab Ahmari, U.S. editor for the UnHerd, about his recent essay on that website entitled "Elon Musk is a danger to Trumpism."