Willa Rubin

6 days ago | nhpr.org | Willa Rubin

You might expect American winemakers to be popping bottles of California sparkling wine these days. With President Trump's tariffs on the European Union, U.S.-made wine now has a greater price advantage over Italian Prosecco and French Champagne. This is a classic case that protectionists make for tariffs: they help domestic producers. But the American winemakers we spoke with are more sour than bubbly about Trump's tariffs. "To me, it's awful.

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Greg Rosalsky |Willa Rubin |Meg Cramer

Tariffs: what are they good for? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242229719/1268838261" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26: U.S. President Donald Trump displays a signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced 25% tariffs on all foreign-made cars.

1 month ago | npr.org | Sarah Gonzalez |Amanda Aronczyk |Willa Rubin |Jess Jiang

The last time we shrank the federal workforce Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1237991516/1267814762" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> FILE - President Bill Clinton, left, and Vice President Al Gore walk past two forklifts carrying reams of federal rules and regulations prior to making their reinventing government announcement, Sept. 7, 1993, at the White House in Washington. J.

1 month ago | npr.org | Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi |Nic Neves |Jess Jiang |Willa Rubin

such money. wow. omg. many planet. Atsuko Sato hide caption toggle caption Atsuko Sato such money. wow. omg. many planet. Atsuko Sato What do Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, social media sensation Hawk Tuah, and the President of the United States all have in common? They've all inspired highly valuable, highly volatile memecoins. The humble memecoin began as a sort of satirical send up of speculation in the crypto world. But it was a joke that soon became very real.

2 months ago | npr.org | Sarah Gonzalez |Meg Cramer |Willa Rubin

Can the president override Congress on spending? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1232435554/1266721545" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on February 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.