Supreme Court confronts another challenge to the Voting Rights Act The case is nearly identical to a case the court ruled on two years ago from Alabama, though the outcome could make it more difficult for minorities to prevail in redistricting cases. Nina Totenberg Play AudioListen 4 mins
How Trump is using popular political issues to test the system of checks and balances President Trump is banking on the public caring more about the politically popular things he is trying to do than how he is going about doing them in his fights with the judicial branch. Franco Ordoñez Play AudioListen 5 mins
USPS head Louis DeJoy steps down as Trump officials consider Postal Service overhaul The head of the U.S. Postal Service is stepping down. Louis DeJoy's exit comes after Trump officials floated controversial ideas for overhauling the agency. Hansi Lo Wang
Late Washington state powerbroker Frank Chopp left a lasting legacy Pluribus News staff writer and former longtime public radio Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins covered Chopp for many years. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to him about the influential legislator's legacy. Kim Malcolm John O'Brien Play AudioListen 5 mins
Could the U.S. and Russia benefit from a closer relationship? President Trump is breaking with decades of U.S. policy toward Russia. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elina Ribakova, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what both countries have to gain from a closer relationship. Michel Martin Play AudioListen 6 mins
Usha Vance's planned trip to Greenland causes a stir President Trump has suggested that the U.S. should take over Greenland. Now, a planned trip to Greenland puts Usha Vance, the spouse of the U.S. vice president, in a difficult diplomatic position. Leila Fadel Deepa Shivaram Play AudioListen 4 mins
Why Canada is holding an election that will be a first for its prime minister Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is running for elected public office for the first time, as the country is roiled by turbulence set in motion by President Trump. Bill Chappell
Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say The Department of Veterans Affairs embraced telehealth, especially for mental health care, in recent years. Now, staffers hired to give therapy and other health care remotely are ordered to do it from offices lacking privacy, VA clinicians told NPR. Katia Riddle Play AudioListen 4 mins
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information. Tom Bowman Quil Lawrence
Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group The CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence testified that they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen. Deirdre Walsh Claudia Grisales Rachel Treisman Greg Myre
