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A vibrant illustration depicts numerous stylized houses in shades of teal, blue, and lime green, some with small balconies. A large circular arrow, also in teal and lime green, frames the center, pointing downwards. Inside the circle, yellow text reads "HOUSING" on the left and "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT" on the right. The overall image has a textured, slightly grainy appearance.

Illustration by Adriana Heldiz

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Economy

California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency

Ben Christopher

Aside from giving housing and homelessness its own box atop Gov. Gavin Newsom’s organizational chart, the reorg is supposed to simplify the state’s snarled affordable housing financing system.

International

Preliminary report says fuel switches were cut off before Air India Boeing 787 crash
Economy

Escondido sees a budget surplus thanks to Measure I
Economy

What Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security

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Politics

How the new San Diego County proposal for a tax increase would work

The county of San Diegos’ two Republican supervisors say they were not invited to the state of the county speech. Their colleague, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, gave the speech last week at the Museum of Natural History.
National

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy

The Associated Press

A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Health

Eli Lilly sues companies selling alternative versions of its weight loss drug

Sydney Lupkin

The drug company Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies for allegedly selling copies made by compounding pharmacies of its drug Zepbound.
Economy

Stocks gain on hopes Trump will ease tensions with the Fed -- and China

Rafael Nam

Scott Horsley

The Dow Jones advanced after Trump said he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on hopes of easing tensions over tariffs with China.
Science & Technology

The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines

The Associated Press

European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.
Education

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt

Rachel Treisman

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.
Environment

Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights

Michael Copley

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.
Economy

Why Fed independence matters, according to economist Jason Furman

Steve Inskeep

NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.
Economy

As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE

Camila Domonoske

Elon Musk says he'll cut back his work with the federal government to one to two days per week. He said demand for Teslas is still strong, despite protests and plunging sales.
Economy

President Trump says he has 'no intention' to fire Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell

Washington Desk / NPR staff

President Trump said Tuesday he had "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ending days of speculation about the independence of the central bank that had roiled the financial markets.