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A seminar marking the 30th anniversary of the Guangcai Program, a public undertaking that aims to unite private entrepreneurs to promote common prosperity, in Beijing, Oct. 14, 2024.

To instill confidence, China tries to reassure private entrepreneurs of support

As the country faces slowing economic growth and a trade war with the U.S., China has taken pains to reassure entrepreneurs by telling them they can start businesses, create jobs and benefit society.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from the Ellipse, near the White House, on Jan. 6 ahead of that day's insurrection at the Capitol. His comments are a key part of the impeachment trial against him.

Read Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial

The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.

Employment lawyer discusses what Trump offer to federal employees to resign would do

NPR asks Michelle Bercovici, an employment lawyer who mostly represents federal employees, about what the Trump administration's offer to almost all federal workers to resign by Feb. 6 means for them.

Pope John XXIII with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who stands at left, during an audience granted in the pontiff's private library in the Vatican Palace on Dec. 6, 1959. Eisenhower was the second U.S. president to meet the pope.

U.S. presidents have met with the pope since 1919. It all started with Woodrow Wilson

President Biden's meeting with the pope is a fairly recent tradition for U.S. presidents. His meeting will mark the 31st time a U.S. president has met with the leader of the Catholic Church.

Supreme Court decision delays Trump trial

The Supreme Court's decision to consider former President Donald Trump's immunity claims could push the federal election interference case against him past the November presidential election.

The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

Panama was found to have the most people with high well-being, and Afghanistan the least, in a new Gallup world index.

U.S. Slips In World Well-Being Rankings; Panama Is No. 1

As a region, the Americas fare quite well in Gallup's new global index of personal well-being, but the U.S. fell from No. 12 to No. 23 worldwide.

N.C. Republican Calls On Lawmakers To Repeal Bathroom Law

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Croatian police in riot gear stand guard over migrants and refugees on the Serbia-Croatia border.

Unable To Get Into Hungary, Thousands Of Migrants Try Croatia

More than 6,000 so far have entered the Balkan nation from neighboring Serbia after Hungary cracked down at its border, erecting a fence and turning back refugees with tear gas and water cannons.

The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol Building on the National Mall in Washington. On January 6th, Republicans will take over both chambers for the 114th Congress.

Republicans Sort Their Priorities For The New Congress

The GOP will take over both chambers of Congress on Jan. 6, with issues like the Keystone XL pipeline, Obamacare and immigration reform likely to take priority.

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