President Trump is promising a new golden age for the U.S. economy. Americans are enjoying strong growth and low unemployment, although many are still unhappy about the high cost of living.

The new Trump administration hits the ground running with a bunch of executive actions, pardons for more than 1,500 January 6th rioters, and the firing of at least 12 inspector generals.

SIMON: I'm fine, thanks. Big upset at the Australian Open. American Madison Keys won the women's single championship. She, of course, defeated the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in three sets.

President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero about her new film, "Vermiglio", which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film festival.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bonny Reichert about her culinary memoir, "How to Share an Egg." It's a mix of food and family ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada about the controversy over the hall of fame eligibility of Jim Tyrer, a great player who also committed a terrible crime.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer died last week at age 95. We hear host Scott Simon's interview with him last fall, for his middle-grade graphic novel, "Amazing Grapes." ...

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

TikTok and the Justice Department squared off before the Supreme Court. On the line is the fate of the viral video app, which is used by half of Americans. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to ...

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead. This news story is funded in large part by Connecticut Public’s Members — ...

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...