What are your holiday shopping plans? NPR wants to hear from you

The season of gift giving, Black Friday deals and holiday travel is almost upon us. In this time of new tariffs, a rising cost of living and a slowing job market, NPR wants to know how you plan to tackle your holiday spending.

Is this the year of belt-tightening, financial tradeoffs or splurges?

Please answer the questions below. An NPR reporter may contact you for an interview.

Your submission will be governed by our general Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. As the Privacy Policy says, we want you to be aware that there may be circumstances in which the exemptions provided under law for journalistic activities or freedom of expression may override privacy rights you might otherwise have.

 

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will step down in January

Bongino's tenure was at times tumultuous, including a clash with Justice Department leadership over the Epstein files. But it also involved the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomber case.

Federal court says troops can stay in D.C., and hints at prolonged deployment

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that National Guard troops can remain in the city for now. That decision comes after a different federal appeals court ruled that troops must leave Los Angeles earlier this week.

Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump in closed-door session in Congress

The former Justice Department special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that his team developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

A Chinese man who filmed secret footage in Xinjiang risks deportation from the U.S.

Guan Heng sailed to the U.S. by boat from the Bahamas after publishing footage he filmed of purported detention camps in China. He has been held in immigration detention since August.

‘Harry Potter’ fans are flying to Broadway to see the original Draco Malfoy

Almost eight years after Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened on Broadway, Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the films, is now playing him as an adult onstage.

A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy’s Winter Olympic venues

A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy's central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February.

More Economy Coverage