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Cui Tiankai, China's Ambassador to the U.S., at NPR in Washington, D.C.

China's Ambassador To U.S. Reflects On 70 Years Of Communist Party Rule

On the anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the country's top diplomat in Washington says it has "no interest in global dominance or hegemony; we just want our people to have a better life."

General Motors Workers Begin Nationwide Strike

Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers are on strike. They're protesting contract issues such as wages, health care and other benefits at a time when their union is under investigation for corruption.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks this week during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing.

Education Department Announces It Won't Punish Colleges For Reconsidering Student Aid

In June, NPR reported that the department was making it harder for colleges to reconsider aid for students whose finances have changed. On Thursday, the agency reversed course.

The Voice of America building in Washington, D.C., part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. VOA has increasingly <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/04/10/831988148/white-house-attacks-voice-of-america-over-china-coronavirus-coverage" data-key="9066">been a target</a> of the Trump administration.

Citing A Breached 'Firewall,' Media Leaders Sue U.S. Official Over Firings

The new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack has been sued for firing leaders of international broadcasters funded by the government. They claim their dismissals broke the law.

A coal-fired power plant on outside Huntington, Utah.

Trump Touts Pruitt's 'Great Job,' But EPA Rollbacks Have A Long Road Ahead

Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt has moved to reverse or weaken dozens of environmental measures. But many face a slow regulatory process, and may yet be undone.

China currently buys nearly a third of the U.S. soybean crop — but the country plans to impose tariffs, in response to a Trump administration plan. Here, a worker takes a sample from a truckload of soybeans in Fargo, N.D., last December.

China's $50 Billion Tariff Threat Targets U.S. Soybeans, Cars, Whiskey

China listed 106 items it could hit with tariffs, this time including America's biggest export to the country: soybeans.

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