Rachel Treisman

3 days ago | lpm.org | Rachel Treisman

Updated May 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM EDTAs the U.S. economy shrinks, fears and predictions of a recession continue to grow. New Commerce Department data shows that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of the year — after growing at a solid pace of 2.4% in the final months of 2024.

5 days ago | tpr.org | Rachel Treisman

When President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office, conversation turned not only to the relationship between the two countries, but to the border itself. Echoing a phrase he has used in recent months, Trump described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line" — and suggested it should be erased. "Somebody drew that line many years ago … like with a ruler, just a straight line right across the top of the country," Trump said at Tuesday's meeting.

5 days ago | opb.org | Rachel Treisman

Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel on Friday, the day after his election. Pope Leo XIV has already made history, as the first-ever American-born pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But how might he shape the institution? Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday after a two-day conclave to succeed the late Pope Francis — a progressive pontiff who was known for his commitment to social justice.

2 weeks ago | wvik.org | Rachel Treisman

This week marks the 100th day of President Trump's second term, a benchmark that's widely considered the first impression of any administration. The artificial yet enduring milestone has its roots in the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt. Within months of taking office in 1933, he signed dozens of bills and executive orders that helped alleviate the nation's financial crisis and set the New Deal in motion.

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Rachel Treisman

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — nicknamed the Six Triple Eight — was a predominantly Black, all-female unit that was deployed to Europe towards the end of the war to tackle a burgeoning crisis: a backlog of some 17 million pieces of undelivered mail.