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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!

At least a dozen Justice Department employees involved in prosecuting President Trump have received dismissal notices. And, why China's DeepSeek AI is such a big deal.

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

Denmark's prime minister went on a tour of European capitals Tuesday as Europe faces what she called "a more uncertain reality" and her country moves to strengthen its military around Greenland.

NPR speaks with Maria Fernanda Bozmoski of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center about the current state of relations between the U.S. and its Latin American neighbors.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Qian Liu, founder and CEO of Wusawa Advisory and former managing director of The Economist Group in China, about slowing economic growth in China and potential new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration.

On Monday, top officials at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were put on leave for allegedly not abiding by President Trump's executive order to freeze much of U.S. foreign aid.

In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."