October 6, 2025
France’s prime minister resigns after only 18 hours in office, as the political crisis gripping President Emmanuel Macron deepens. NPR’s Paris correspondent explains the chaos, and its effect on the French economy.
The Census Bureau needs temporary workers to help with next year’s field test of the national head count. But the federal shutdown means many won’t get the job. That’s a problem for some people, and a boon for others.
The decades-old radical theater troupe Bread and Puppet mixes circus, politics and bread in a polarized moment.