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With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, we move on to the court and the green. NPR's Scott Simon talks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about women's college basketball and Tiger Woods.

Inflation is sky high. The Federal Reserve wants to bring it back to earth without crashing the economy. But achieving a so-called "soft landing" and avoiding a recession is easier said than done.

Trump's proposed 13 percent budget cut is the top education story of the week. Also: What's happening with student aid.

President Trump has pledged to help rescue one of China's top telecommunication firms, which the U.S. Commerce Department has penalized for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea and Iran. The penalties have convinced many Chinese that they can no longer rely on the U.S., and must manufacture their own hi-tech products.

Rachel Martin talks to Peter Harrell of the Center for a New American Security about reports that Russia's foreign spy service chief, despite being on a U.S. sanctions blacklist, traveled to the U.S.

The White House faces questions about its handling of domestic abuse allegations against top aide Rob Porter. He has resigned, but the White House initially defended him, prompting an uproar.

Top Republicans on Capitol Hill say they are confident that President Trump will not try to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

House Democrats are locked in an internal debate over who the top leaders should be if they win November's midterm elections, and whether House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi should be one of them.

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Bauman, chairman of the California Democratic Party, about Tuesday's primaries that are expected to set the scene for November's midterm elections.

As FEMA responds to Florence, Administrator Brock Long allegedly faces an internal investigation. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post reporter William Wan about the investigation.