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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

Sen. Warren urges Trump to hold Musk accountable for conflicts of interest

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants incoming presidential advisor Elon Musk to sign an ethics pledge. She speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about what she says are Musk's conflicts of interest.

Party City plans to permanently close in February.

Party City is closing. Share your special memory with NPR

What would you say in a eulogy for Party City? Have you shopped at Party City for memorable costumes, decorations, party favors or classroom awards? NPR wants to hear.

Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.

Air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before the collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Elon Musk takes questions from reporters as President Trump looks on in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday.

Trump and Musk appear together in the Oval Office to defend the work of DOGE

Trump and Musk spoke as the president signed a new executive order calling on the heads of federal agencies to "promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force."

Paper straws sit on a bar in San Francisco in 2018. President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.

Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead?

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop buying paper straws.

President Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

6 takeaways from Trump's pointedly partisan address to Congress

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the speech.

Brian Gibbs, pictured with his son Oliver in front of the Effigy Mounds National Monument park sign, in July 2024.

A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more

Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.

Trump gives a keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on July 27, 2024. Bitcoin has surged since Trump's election amid hopes he will usher in an administration friendly to its interests.

Bitcoin hits $100,000 for the first time. 3 things to know about an incredible ride

From how it got here to why critics are alarmed, here's what to know about the spectacular milestone for bitcoin.

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her confirmation hearing on Thursday in Washington, DC. McMahon is under fire as Trump has announced he plans to eliminate the Department of Education and pass its function to the states.

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial

In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.

California US Senate race explainer

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for the California U.S. Senate race.

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