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From inflation to recession, we who cover the economy and business at NPR get asked about tariffs all the time. Here are some of the most frequent questions — and what we answer.

President Trump is once again pressing the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, even as his own tariffs make that more difficult. Economists say if Trump gets his way, it could backfire.

NPR's Joe Palca will be at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to monitor the Mars mission landing Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. PDT. Palca talks with guest host Linda Wertheimer about the Mars landing and purpose of the mission.

After Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he would lower tariffs, President Trump said "We want to be very good to Canada. I like Carney a lot. I think he's a very good person."

During WWII, baseball united Japanese-Americans held in U.S. internment camps. This weekend two Japanese teams played at the remote Manzanar internment camp, the first games there since the war ended.

President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill passed the Senate. It would cut trillions in taxes. It also would make the biggest cuts to the social safety net in decades — to things like food aid.

A glimpse inside the shattered city of Khartoum, Sudan's capital, destroyed by the two-year conflict and now in the process of trying to recover.

The federal student loan system is a mess right now, as the courts consider what's legal and what's not. Meanwhile, the office that oversees the student loan program has had its staff cut by half.

The federal government is on track to shed 300,000 workers by the end of the year. The Trump administration says it's an opportunity to improve efficiency. Many others fear a brain drain.

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.