Connor Donevan
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A vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'
Ousted FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks talks about the current administration's policy on vaccines, and how that is impact its response to the on-going measles outbreak in the southwestern U.S.
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Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says
For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.
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The thinking behind President Trump's tariffs
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rana Foroohar, a columnist for the Financial Times, about President Trump's goal with tariffs.
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Russia's history of broken agreements with Ukraine
As negotiators try to hammer out a partial ceasefire, NPR's Juana Summers talks to Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy about Russia's history of broken promises to Ukraine.
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Former congressman behind U.S. Institute of Peace reacts to Trump admin. takeover
The White House says the USIP's acting president and CEO George Moose was fired last week along with most of the board for failing to comply with an executive order.
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A law professor weighs in on the White House's recent deportations
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the barrage of legal challenges against the Trump administration, which insists it's complying with judicial rulings.
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Trump says the economy is in 'transition.' What comes next?
The president says we're in a transition period and tariffs will remake the economy for the better. Economist Matthew Slaughter tells NPR's Ailsa Chang he thinks they're a recipe for long-term pain.
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Republicans say Medicaid cuts won't happen. But does their budget work without them?
Republicans say medicaid cuts are off the table, but the Congressional Budget Office says the budget they're proposing doesn't work without them.
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Tariffs and the cost of uncertainty
The start date of President Trump's tariffs keeps changing. An economist explains why that's bad for businesses.
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Can Democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.
