'We're on the moon': The private Blue Ghost spacecraft makes a historic lunar landing A commercial spacecraft carrying NASA experiments successfully touched down on the moon's surface early Sunday morning, ushering in a new phase of private space exploration. Joe Hernandez
Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says his firing was unlawful A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency. The Associated Press
ACLU and other advocates sue to block migrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay The lawsuit says there is no legitimate reason to send migrants to Guantánamo because the U.S. has ample detention facility. Sacha Pfeiffer
Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S. In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language. Elena Moore
ICE is making more arrests, but critics say some claims don't add up Immigration authorities are making more arrests than they did under President Biden. But the Department of Homeland Security's own data shows that they're not keeping pace with White House demands. Joel Rose
Opinion: Remembering Gene Hackman NPR's Scott Simon remembers Gene Hackman, who played everymen, cops and villains over his long movie career. The 95 year old actor and his wife were found dead this week in their New Mexico home. Scott Simon
These National Park workers say a Trump agency fired them illegally. A judge agrees Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal. Chris Arnold
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work. Stephen Fowler
In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. Carrie Johnson
Voice of America bias inquiry sparks concerns of political meddling Voice of America is reviewing the social media posts of a reporter for possible bias against the Trump Administration. The review is sparking concerns of political meddling. David Folkenflik
