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NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from the Capitol on the Senate's effort to reduce President Bush's proposed tax cut. Even Senate Republicans are refusing to commit to a budget agreement until they are assured the causes THEY consider important will receive an increase in spending.

Bob Edwards talks with car industry journalist Paul Eisenstein about the roll-out of the new Ford Explorer. He says Ford won't have too many problems convincing buyers of the cars' reliability.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR White House Correspondent Don Gonyea. They discuss President Bush's diplomatic efforts to end the stalemate between the U.S. and China. The Navy crew members are headed home this morning.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that more and more taxpayers are using filing services which offer instant refunds. But some consumer groups are warning against the practice, saying that instant refunds are high interest loans offered to those desperate for money.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on the disastrous soccer game in South Africa yesterday. Tens of thousands of fans over-packed a stadium in Johannesburg. Forty-three people died and some 250 were injured when a section of bleachers collapsed and the crowd stampeded to get away.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that many investors are learning they owe taxes on losing mutual funds.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Lima on the trial of Lori Berenson, a New York woman accused of collaborating with a Peruvian guerilla organization. Five years ago, Berenson was sentenced to life in prison by a military court, but she's now being re-tried by civilian judges.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on the health of Dr. Ronald Shemanski, the resident physician for a group of 50 people at the South Pole. Shemanski has developed gall stones, and if he is not rescued soon, planes will be unable to reach him during the long Antarctic winter.

Commentator Danielle Crittenden says Laura Bush is just the kind of first lady she had in mind.

A coordinated series of worldwide parties commemorates the first human space flight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on this date in 1961. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to George Whiteside, the organizer of the event, and Tony Watson, a deejay who will link the parties with the music he plays on the Internet.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on how the spy-plane incident may affect longer-term relations between China and the United States. The two countries are still working out rules about trade between the two countries and potential U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

When composer George Gershwin died in July 1937 at age 38, doctors said the cause was brain cancer. But a new examination of Gershwin's autopsy slides has cast doubt on that diagnosis. Host Bob Edwards talks to pathologist Dr. Gregory Sloop, who says his findings show the tumor that killed Gershwin may have been benign and easily operable, had it been properly diagnosed.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on a promising form of solar energy which uses a mirror, a glass pipe, and a kind of oil to produce electricity that costs about five cents a kilowatt- hour. It's being researched now, but the new budget from the Bush administration would cut its funding.

Sir Harry Secombe, the popular British comedian of both television and radio, has died. A star of Oliver and The Goon Show passed away in Surrey, England, on Wednesday, at the age of 79.

Noah Adams notes the end of the Russian Mir spacecraft which fell to earth today. Chunks fell harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean.

As dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, commentator Joseph Nye is seeing a steady decline in the number of his graduates going into government. He says federal agencies are poorly equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century -- and their employeees lack the proper skills in information technology, economics and management. By contracting so much work to companies outside of government, the government has left less challenging work for its own employees. He suggests President Bush raise the salaries and the profile of public service employees.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with activist Badriyyah Alsabah about Maha Al-Mutairi, a trans woman in Kuwait who was sentenced to two years in prison for "impersonating the opposite sex."

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Maintenance Phase hosts Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon on going where most health and fitness podcasts don't, assessing popular dietary advice and wellness trends.

Kids are one step closer to being eligible for COVID-19 vaccination after the Food and Drug administration extended its emergency use authorization of Pfizer's vaccine for children ages 5-11.

President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports a flight attendent today lost her second-hand smoke lawsuit against the tobacco industry.

Even as the U.S. aims to cut climate-warming emissions at home, it still exports huge amounts of natural gas, oil and coal. That's coming in for scrutiny ahead of another global climate summit.

Linda Wertheimer and Robert Siegel read some of the letters received by listeners this week at All Things Considered. (4:00) Send e-mail to atc@npr.org. Send regular post to "Letters," All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20001.

In recognition of National Poetry Month, All Things Considered is featuring a different poet each week in April. Today, we hear from Ron Padgett.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with author Jeff Chu about completing Wholehearted Faith, a book started by his friend, Rachel Held Evans, before she passed away in 2019.