Scott Horsley

Terry Schultz, NPR correspondent, shares insights from Brussels on the ongoing Greenland emergency summit, highlighting European caution over U.S. sovereignty plans. Greg Myrie discusses growing diplomatic tensions at the World Economic Forum and critiques of U.S. leadership by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Meanwhile, Scott Horsley breaks down the Supreme Court’s examination of Federal Reserve independence, focusing on the implications of a president’s power to fire a Fed governor and its potential impacts on interest rate policy.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, an NPR health policy reporter, discusses the looming expiration of Obamacare subsidies affecting 24 million Americans, with premiums possibly skyrocketing. Scott Horsley, NPR's economics correspondent, analyzes the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates amidst concerns about potential inflation. Steve Walsh, covering military and defense, reports on the U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, revealing legal justifications and possible strategic motives behind the action. The conversation is insightful and filled with implications for politics and economics.

Scott Horsley, NPR economics correspondent, breaks down the January jobs report and surprising 2025 labor revisions. Franco Ordoñez, NPR White House correspondent, covers GOP pushback against President Trump’s tariffs and the political stakes. Kerry (Carrie) Johnson, NPR legal reporter, recounts the heated Capitol Hill hearing over the Jeffrey Epstein files and DOJ controversies. Multiple short takes on jobs, tariffs, and the Bondi hearing.

Arzu Rezvani, an NPR correspondent reporting from Iraq, follows life near the Iran border as fear, shortages, blackouts, and widening regional attacks reshape daily life. Franco Ordoñez, NPR’s White House correspondent, tracks Trump’s shifting signals on Cuba and the politics behind them. Scott Horsley, NPR’s chief economics correspondent, looks at the Fed’s rate dilemma as war-driven energy prices jump and the job market softens.

Scott Horsley, NPR economics correspondent who analyzes markets, breaks down why Middle East tensions sent oil above $100 and what that means for inflation and interest rates. Short takes cover shipping chokepoints, pressure on trucking margins, and how fuel spikes ripple through businesses like lobster distributors. The conversation sketches timelines for how long pain at the pump might last.