NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to musician Neko Case about her new memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and some of the shocking details Case writes about her upbringing.

STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Set the scene for us ... GONYEA: This event did also feature joyful performances by a young men's choir and by a Detroit School of Arts dance troupe.

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On his trip to the Panama Canal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he is now the acting director of USAID. Immigration is dominating the trip.

SHAPIRO: Well, is all of this legal ... What we do know, Ari, is that some of these folks are young engineers who have come in from Silicon Valley. So for example, an e-mail sent early Monday ...

SHAPIRO: What did Rubio say about USAID ... But it was really rather surprising, Ari, from someone who has spent a long time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and backed aid programs ...