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The Biden administration wants TikTok sold or banned. Is that constitutional?

5:15am March 17, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks Georgetown University professor Anupam Chander about the constitutionality of a Biden administration ultimatum that TikTok be sold or banned

Economy

The biggest banks in the U.S. are stepping in to save First Republic Bank

5:15am March 17, 2023

Eleven big banks are offering a lifeline to First Republic Bank, a smaller lender that's been under pressure since Silicon Valley Bank collapsed a week ago.

President Biden's ambitious proposals to address the high cost and short supply of child care haven't garnered enough support in Congress, so now his administration has come up with a workaround.

Politics & Government

Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do

5:00am March 17, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

The administration is turning to semiconductors in the hopes of expanding affordable child care.

National

This Girl Scout is a vocal critic of the Girl Scout cookies and is making her own

6:14pm March 16, 2023

by Todd Bookman

A Girl Scout, distressed that the cookies she was selling contained palm oil, went rogue and baked her own to raise money for her troop.

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China's younger citizens grow wary of strained supports for the aging

6:14pm March 16, 2023

by Emily Feng

China's society is aging quickly, straining public welfare and healthcare systems. Fearing the state may not be able to help them when they grow older, more young Chinese are turning to private pension funds.

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Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'

6:14pm March 16, 2023

The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.

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Activists spread misleading information to fight solar

6:14pm March 16, 2023

by Michael Copley

Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.

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Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. Kaine said the vice chair of the Federal Reserve is leading an analysis of what happened with SVB and Signature Bank, which he expected to be finished by May 1.

Politics & Government

Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures

5:53pm March 16, 2023

Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, lawmakers say they want answers but disagree on what role Congress should play right now.

National

Child care demand outpaces supply. In rural U.S., there may be no supply

4:49pm March 16, 2023

by Xcaret Nuñez

For many families, its extremely difficult to find child care — especially in rural areas where the need far outweighs any available options.

A copy of a IRS 1040 tax form is seen at an H&R Block office on the day President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax cut bill in Washington, DC on December 22, 2017 in Miami, Florida.

Economy

Have you been audited by the IRS? Tell us about it

4:31pm March 16, 2023

by James Sneed

Getting audited by the IRS can be incredibly frustrating and a little scary. NPR's Code Switch wants to hear about your experience when you found out you were being audited.