NPR News: Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case

Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case
A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.

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NPR News: A surprise resignation could open the door for an independent to win a Montana Senate seat

A surprise resignation could open the door for an independent to win a Montana Senate seat
Two-term GOP Sen. Steve Daines shocked Montana when he announced his retirement. Democrats worry a new independent candidate will split their party's vote.

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NPR News: The depleted Education Department will move out of its headquarters

The depleted Education Department will move out of its headquarters
In August, Education Department employees will relocate to a smaller office roughly a block away, and the larger Energy Department will take over the old headquarters.

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NPR News: Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal
It's an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a "last and final" offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday.

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NPR News: Trades made before Trump delayed plans to attack Iran raise insider trading concerns

Trades made before Trump delayed plans to attack Iran raise insider trading concerns
Minutes before President Trump delayed plans to attack Iran's energy infrastructure, big trades were made, raising insider trading concerns. NPR's A Martinez asks economist Paul Krugman.

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NPR News: UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans

UN calls for reparations to remedy the 'historical wrongs' of trafficking enslaved Africans
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.

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NPR News: War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as U.S. farmers prepare for planting season

War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as U.S. farmers prepare for planting season
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn.

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