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A mass tax revolt is under way in Ireland, and hundreds of thousands of people have resolved to break the law and refuse to pay a newly-introduced levy on households. The tax is $125 a year, but protesters say it could lead to larger property taxes in the future.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Rep. Jamie Raskin what comes next for Democrats after President Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, and his endorsement of Kamala Harris for the nomination.

The launch of Trump Mobile comes as ethics filings reveal the president reported more than $630 million dollars in income last year.

Since the very start of the pandemic Germany has had armies of tracers following the contacts of every confirmed coronavirus case, keeping the number of deaths there relatively low.

Khartoum, Sudan's capital city has recently been liberated by the Sudanese army after two years of occupation. NPR visited found a hollowed out and shattered city devastated by the civil war.

Authorities in Springfield Ohio evacuated city hall after receiving bomb threats for several locations in the town. The threats came after accusations about the behavior of Haitians who live there.

Lutnick, a billionaire investor who has been overseeing Trump's transition, will oversee a sweeping federal bureaucracy and have a role in enforcing Trump's promised tariffs.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has died. He was 92 years old and served as Federal Reserve Chairman to Presidents Carter and Reagan. Later he was an adviser to President Obama.

Spending on travel and entertainment is up, even as Americans contend with stubborn inflation. One reason the economy is doing so well is that people keep spending money.

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.