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We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

NPR speaks with Maria Fernanda Bozmoski of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center about the current state of relations between the U.S. and its Latin American neighbors.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Qian Liu, founder and CEO of Wusawa Advisory and former managing director of The Economist Group in China, about slowing economic growth in China and potential new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration.

On Monday, top officials at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were put on leave for allegedly not abiding by President Trump's executive order to freeze much of U.S. foreign aid.

In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."

This Sunday's Grammy Awards feature some of the biggest pop stars in the world — as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and others compete for the top prizes in music.

For years, Republicans in Congress have been trying to cut Pentagon initiatives to fight extremism in the military. Now, the Trump administration may be poised to end those anti-extremism efforts.

Chinese AI startup called DeepSeek became the most downloaded free app in the U.S. Apple store on Monday, replacing ChatGPT. That's rattling U.S. tech companies.

The judge said it was "reasonable" the Justice Department interpreted Trump's Jan. 6 commutations to cover the defendants' prison sentences and wipe away their terms of supervised release.