Price Controls, Black Markets, And Skimpflation: The WWII Battle Against Inflation To control inflation during WWII, the U.S. government resorted to wide-ranging price controls. Their unintended consequences might explain why today's policymakers are reluctant to try it again. Greg Rosalsky
Biden will lean into his long tenure as a senator to fill Supreme Court vacancy President Biden said he's been told that voters don't want him to be the "President Senator." But in filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court, he's going out of his way to court old colleagues. Scott Detrow
Nick Kristof wants to be Oregon’s next governor. Will the state let him run? ‘The Oregon State Constitution requires that a person lives in the state three years before the general election in order to qualify to run for governor.’ Kim Malcolm
Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates. Alana Wise
Supreme Court blocks creation of 2nd majority-Black congressional district in Alabama The U.S. Supreme Court edged toward a further erosion of the Voting Right act Monday, blocking for now a second majority-Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election. Miguel Macias
15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Those records should have been transferred to officials from the White House at the end of the Trump administration, according to federal law. Jonathan Franklin
Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-backed map of the state's congressional districts The court's action came on an emergency appeal from Alabama, which challenged a decision by a three-judge federal court panel that included two Trump appointees. Nina Totenberg
Biden says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't move ahead if Russia invades Ukraine "If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine again, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2," Biden said, without offering specifics. Alana Wise
New Jersey school mask mandates are set to end in 2nd week of March New Jersey's governor is calling for a return to "normal" as the state's COVID cases start to fall. As of the second week of March, students and school staff will no longer be required to wear masks. Anya Kamenetz
What Germany, France and Britain are doing to deter a Russian invasion of Ukraine NPR correspondents in Berlin, Paris and London talk about escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine. Frank Langfitt