The Latest Politics Texas Sen. John Cornyn faces stiff opposition in upcoming Republican primary Sen. John Cornyn is seeking Texas Republicans' nomination for a fifth term, in a contest that has seen bitter and expensive attacks on all sides. Andrew Schneider National Illinois child care providers on edge amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. Andrea Hsu Climate Thomas Jefferson's weather recordings help create historical weather database President Thomas Jefferson was big on recording the weather wherever he was. His notes on temperature, nature and rainfall are becoming a record on climate history. Nick Gilmore World Russia, Ukraine and US officials to meet this week for more talks to end the war As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, officials from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. will meet in Geneva Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at ending the war. Steve Inskeep National Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The Associated Press World North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. The Associated Press Politics Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there. Frank Langfitt Politics Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure' A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces "civilizational erasure," pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. The Associated Press National FBI: DNA from glove near Guthrie home appears to match glove worn by suspect The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished. The Associated Press World Munich conference ends with Europe looking for a future less dependent on the U.S. As the Munich Security Conference wraps up, reassurances from Marco Rubio met a Europe questioning whether it can — and must — stand on its own. Rob Schmitz Prev 247 of 1642 Next Sponsored
Politics Texas Sen. John Cornyn faces stiff opposition in upcoming Republican primary Sen. John Cornyn is seeking Texas Republicans' nomination for a fifth term, in a contest that has seen bitter and expensive attacks on all sides. Andrew Schneider
National Illinois child care providers on edge amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. Andrea Hsu
Climate Thomas Jefferson's weather recordings help create historical weather database President Thomas Jefferson was big on recording the weather wherever he was. His notes on temperature, nature and rainfall are becoming a record on climate history. Nick Gilmore
World Russia, Ukraine and US officials to meet this week for more talks to end the war As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, officials from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. will meet in Geneva Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at ending the war. Steve Inskeep
National Michael Jordan, six-time NBA champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The Associated Press
World North Korea opens a housing district for families of its soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. The Associated Press
Politics Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there. Frank Langfitt
Politics Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure' A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces "civilizational erasure," pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. The Associated Press
National FBI: DNA from glove near Guthrie home appears to match glove worn by suspect The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found about two miles from Nancy Guthrie's Arizona home and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished. The Associated Press
World Munich conference ends with Europe looking for a future less dependent on the U.S. As the Munich Security Conference wraps up, reassurances from Marco Rubio met a Europe questioning whether it can — and must — stand on its own. Rob Schmitz