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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Natasha Warikoo, professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, about what is and isn't acceptable when applying for admission to elite colleges.

The Senate will likely reject President Trump's emergency declaration Thursday. We explain the vote and the Republicans who are expected to break with the president.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. It's historically a time of repentance. But more and more, churches are also using it to reflect on mortality itself.

This week Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, officially requested six years of Donald Trump's tax returns.

Kay Bell, a writer for the Don't Mess With Taxes blog, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about changes in the tax code this year.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with James Ball, a former Wikileaks employee, about the recent arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Driving a semi-truck is a job that gives you plenty of time to think – too much, actually, for Jordan Washington. He says the job paid well, and it was…

The U.S. and China concluded a weekend of trade talks in Beijing with tough talk and little more. Noel King talks to William Zarit, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.

The electricity is back on across much of the island, but the disruption to community spirit continues. Isolation, anxiety and depression are up, as are suicides, especially among older adults.

It's hard to measure the total cost to society of scammers and family members who prey on the elderly. Journalist Nick Leiber reports that a conservative estimate is $37 billion every year. Leiber talks about his reporting for Bloomberg with NPR's Audie Cornish.