Olive harvesting in the West Bank has become increasingly dangerous as Palestinian farmers face a rise in violence by Israeli settlers and security forces.
Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Libya. In 2012, she joined Reuters as the Libya correspondent where she covered the country post-war and investigated the death of Ambassador Chris Stephens. Al-Shalchi also covered the front lines of Aleppo in 2012. She is fluent in Arabic.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to lead the Labor Department. She was one of a few Republicans who support the pro-union PRO Act.
Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury Secretary. He'll be tasked with moving big parts of the incoming president's agenda, including tax cuts and tariffs.
Vought was one of the architects of the conservative agenda known as Project 2025 and served as budget director during President-elect Donald Trump's first term in office.