FADEL: NPR's Scott Horsley has been watching the Fed's deliberations, and he joins us now. Hi, Scott. SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: Good morning, Leila. FADEL: OK, so in its statement, the Fed pointed to ...

FADEL: With us to talk about all of this is NPR's Ryland Barton. Hi, Ryland. RYLAND BARTON, BYLINE: Hi, Leila. FADEL: So tell us exactly how Trump is trying to defund NPR and PBS through this ...

And she joins me now. Elaine, welcome. ELAINE GOLDSMITH-THOMAS: Thanks, Leila. FADEL: So this book is a ride. There's backstabbing, illicit affairs, men using their power to take advantage of women.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with one of Moshen Mahdawi's lawyers. The Palestinian Columbia University student and lawful permanent resident was released Wednesday after two weeks in detention.

Congress is once again floating the idea of using projected oil and gas revenues from leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to offset rising deficits. But new lease sales in the Refuge ...

FADEL: Right now is about the time of year when the snowy owls start to fly back to the Arctic. They usually return in the fall, and Smith plans to greet them at the airport again when they do.