The Supreme Court rules against USPS in Sunday work case The court ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian Postal Service carrier who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices. Nina Totenberg
Domestic terrorism charges in Georgia are prompting concern over political repression In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil liberties and human rights groups. Odette Yousef
The growing concern of Japan's 'silver democracy' In Japan, there are growing concerns about the dominance of older politicians who lavish welfare spending on older voters, while young politicians are rare, in a situation dubbed "silver democracy." Anthony Kuhn
Remember Reaganomics? Freakonomics? Now there's Bidenomics Jared Bernstein, President Biden's new top economic adviser, says that Bidenomics is "about getting things that are pretty granular done." And that it's working. Julie Depenbrock
Cash is still king in unincorporated King County Cash is here to stay in unincorporated King County after the council voted 5-4 on Tuesday to require businesses like restaurants and retailers to accept payments in cash up to $200. David Hyde
Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent, a watchdog says The Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration has released a "landscape of fraud" report highlighting why 17% of PPP and other loans appear bogus. Martin Kaste
Senate report: intelligence agencies 'failed to fulfill their mission' ahead of Jan. 6 Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a report claiming intelligence agencies failed "on a "fundamental level" in the lead-up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Barbara Sprunt
Biden kept Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. This is who pays the price Dan Digre makes loudspeakers in Minnesota. But he's importing more of them from China than he used to, thanks to unintended consequences from Trump-era tariffs that President Biden has kept in place. Asma Khalid
What exactly is happening in Russia right now? Armed rebellion… aborted coup attempt… prelude to a civil war… however you label the events in Russia this weekend, they exposed deep divisions within the military forces Vladimir Putin has relied on to fight his war in Ukraine. Libby Denkmann
