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The U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of the year and consumer confidence has plummeted. And, Ukraine and the U.S. have signed a minerals deal that both sides say is a win.

The United States has reportedly started talks with the Taliban about reconciling before the 2014 NATO pullout from Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government is involved, a claim the Taliban deny. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman.

After his town hall this week wrapping with chants of "Vote him out!" Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood told Morning Edition he understands it is "cathartic" for constituents to voice their opinions.

An administrative judge at the federal agency that enforces U.S. workplace anti-discrimination laws explains why she spoke out against a directive to pause all LGBTQ+ cases.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Audie Cornish, Tamara Keith and Cory Turner about the crush of people trying to get through security checkpoints to find a place on the Mall to witness the inauguration.

Seniors, their families and states are eager to keep older Americans in their homes and out of nursing homes, but those efforts are often thwarted by worker shortages and low pay.

The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation. And it's getting worse.

Last year, Tennessee dropped some 200,000 people from TennCare, its health plan for the poor and uninsured, and reduced benefits for hundreds of thousands more. In Cocke County, one of the state's poorest, the repercussions are felt far and wide.

The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.

Tuesday is the first statewide election in Texas since it enacted a sweeping new voting law. Some elections officials say the law has left voters unsure how and if they will be able to participate.