Andrea Hsu

Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. Sponsor Message LEILA FADEL, HOST: 2026 has been rocky f... See more

LEILA FADEL, HOST: 2026 has been rocky for child care providers in five Democratic-led states. They're struggling with the uncertainty of what had been a promise of federal funding. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports. UNIDENTIFIED MOM: You need to learn how to say ... See more

President Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on Jan. 13. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images In October 2020, President Trump unveiled a plan to grant himself the power to fire vast numbers ... See more

In October 2020, President Trump unveiled a plan to grant himself the power to fire vast numbers of civil servants for any reason should they get in the way of his agenda. Five and a half years later, that plan has come to fruition, despite vast public op... See more

More than 3 million home care workers could lose the right to overtime pay and the federal minimum wage under a rule proposed by the Labor Department. Frazao Studio Latino/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frazao Studio Latino/Getty Images Caring f... See more