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As President Trump holds his first meeting with Cabinet secretaries Wednesday and Elon Musk expected to attend, there's conflicting messaging over who's in charge of some government decision-making.

NPR speaks with Brookings' Elaine Kamarck about her 1990s effort to shrink the federal workforce and how it compares to Elon Musk's approach today.

Francis, 88, has been in critical condition for several days and he has remained absent from several regular appearances. The church has encouraged worshippers around the world to pray for his health.

One rural Iowa hospital is trying to remotely connect its patients with more specialists from around the state. But cuts to federal funds might disrupt efforts like that.

A company that planned to make undersea cables for the offshore wind industry has canceled plans to build a factory in Massachusetts. Somerset officials say it would have been a big economic boost.

Northeast Michigan held one of the shortest fishing seasons ever — 17 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered and raced against the clock in an effort to catch a lake sturgeon, or "dinosaur" fish.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee about the budget framework that passed in the House and how it may impact Americans across the country.

Victoria Coates, former deputy national security adviser during the first Trump administration, wonders if NATO allies aren't falling short of U.S. expectations as President Trump seemingly embraces Russia.

The bodies of four Israeli hostages are to be returned late Wednesday and more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during the last week of the current Gaza ceasefire deal.

Internet and mobile phone services blinkered offline. People complained of water shortages as pumps stopped working. Emergency generators helped hospitals and government offices continue operating.