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Steve Inskeep talks to Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about trade talks and the partial government shutdown. NPR's Scott Horsley weighs in on the discussion.

With drug costs on the rise — and insurers refusing to cover some prescriptions — even patients with insurance can find themselves facing high out-of-pocket costs or going without.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Kathy Kraninger says the department is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry. The revelation comes in a letter obtained by NPR.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses president-elect Joe Biden's immigration policies with two people who have extensive knowledge on the topic: Theresa Cardinal Brown and Chuck Rocha.

Prisons, jails and detention centers have much higher coronavirus case and fatality rates than the general public. But attitudes toward inmates mean bank tellers may get vaccinated before they do.

There have been four separate measures over the last two months, including payments to individuals, tax breaks for businesses, and funds for public health and state and local governments.

As places around the world begin reopening, people are thinking about flying again — and wondering if it's safe.

For over four decades, 145 S. Front Street housed state government offices. In 2006, employees relocated to make way for a complete building renovation, but due to a mix of bureaucratic red tape, changes in administration, and the economic downturn, the project was never completed.

Next Tuesday, Feb. 26, the residents of Toledo will have the chance to vote on an unusual (some might even say radical) proposal: whether to give the fourth largest lake in the United States its own Bill of Rights. If the ballot measure passes, it would be a win for the small but growing “rights of nature” movement, which aims to deter activities that pollute the environment by granting legal rights to ecosystems.

The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language and include a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones based on the level of community transmission.