Ayesha Rascoe
Stories
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Business owners are wondering if they'll get their money back after tariff ruling
We reached out to business owners who paid those Trump tariffs that have been struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. The question on their minds: will they get their money back? How will they get their money back?
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Looking back at Team U.S.A's performance on the final day of the Winter Olympics
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics wrap up today with key events like men's ice hockey and women's gold medal curling.
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Behind the years-long team effort operate drones at the Olympics
Drones capture the dramatic turns of skiers and bobsleds on the ice at the Winter Olympics, but have they become a distraction?
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Remembering civil rights icon Joanne Bland
In a series of profiles of members of the civil rights generation, we visit JoAnne Bland in Selma, Ala. Bland marched for voting rights on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965 when she was just 11.
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Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense discusses U.S. actions against Iran
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mick Mulroy about possible American military action against Iran.
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A new project excavates U.S. history with weekly essays on presidents and first ladies
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the U.S., about an initiative to "debrief America" in its 250th year with essays by prominent Americans, starting with George W. Bush.
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Politics chat: Trump says he'll raise tariffs despite Supreme Court ruling
President Trump says he will raise global tariffs by 15% days after the Supreme Court ruled he doesn't have the emergency power to raise tariffs. And the world waits to see if Trump will strike Iran.
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Emmy-winning writer Paula Pell discusses the new Peacock show 'The Burbs'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to actress and comedy writer Paula Pell about her role in the new show, "The 'Burbs."
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Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump discusses his debut novel
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about his debut novel, "Worse Than A Lie."
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Immigration enforcement will remain largely uninterrupted by the government shutdown
Immigration enforcement will continue through a Department of Homeland Security shutdown thanks to a separate pool of funding.