Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
While AI is increasingly used to write code, every line is still reviewed by humans. Some engineers complain about having to clean up AI-generated code.
Some federal employees may not receive a paycheck this Friday due to the government shutdown. And, tensions between Colombia and the U.S. continue to rise as the respective leaders clash.
NPR's Michel Martin asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., about the Democrats' efforts to end the government shutdown and what they're hearing from their constituents about the impact.