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What the Trump White House and a newly public company have in common
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jun 26, 2017
The president has been met with levels of scrutiny that he probably wasn't ready for.
India’s prime minister to call on Trump, and H-1B visas can’t be ignored
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 26, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Washington today for his first meeting with President Trump. The two are likely to stick to subjects both countries agree on — defense and counterterrorism — but the issue of H-1B visas can’t be ignored. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Weekly Wrap: Is it a health care bill or a redistribution of wealth?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 23, 2017
Rachel Abrams from The New York Times and Sheelah Kolhatkar from The New Yorker join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. Now that Senate Republicans have unveiled their health care plan, a bill drafted in secret, we look at the potential impact it will have on low-income earners and how it could redistribute wealth to […]
Mayors are hungry for details about Trump's infrastructure plan
by
Adriene Hill
Jun 23, 2017
More than 250 mayors are in Miami Beach for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors. A White House infrastructure adviser is there, too, and city leaders have plenty of questions. What’s in Trump’s infrastructure plan as far as federal partnerships with cities and states? The plan includes about 200 million in federal spending to leverage […]
Democratic leaders try to formulate a sound economic message
Jun 22, 2017
Democrats are having a hard time crafting an economic message that gets through to voters. They lost two special congressional elections earlier this week. Some Democrats say being the anti-Trump party is a weak platform on which to take a stand and reach Americans who feel their concerns and needs are not being met. What […]
What it's like running a state health care exchange right now
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 22, 2017
'There's a huge amount of froth and churn that we're trying to navigate,' says Covered California's executive director.
What national monument status means for one vast Montana landscape
Jun 22, 2017
The Upper Missouri River Breaks includes Native American sites, Old West settlements and tens of thousands of acres of privately owned land.
For public good, not for profit.
Republican Arkansas looks to cut its once-expanded Medicaid rolls
Jun 22, 2017
With the future of the Affordable Care Act uncertain, some states anticipate greater reductions by Congress.
America's great divide: Those who stayed in their hometowns and those who left
Jun 22, 2017
Polarization in the country might not be as simple as "liberals vs. conservatives."
As big insurers flee Obamacare exchanges, others are jumping in
Jun 21, 2017
Today is the deadline for health insurance companies to decide if they’re going to be in or out of the health care exchanges in 2018. Several of the big insurers, like Anthem and Humana, are bailing on the exchanges in many markets, limiting or eliminating options for patients using Obamacare. But while some companies are […]