Puerto Rico Relief: Trump Declares Major Disaster After Series Of Earthquakes Island officials were quick to thank the president for the designation, which makes residents eligible for more financial assistance from FEMA. They were just told aid for 2017 hurricanes is coming. Vanessa Romo
FBI Vows To Warn More Elections Officials If Discovering A Cyberattack The bureau was faulted after the Russian attack on the 2016 election for keeping too much information from state and local authorities. It says it'll use a new policy going forward. Miles Parks
Trump Broke Budget Law In Withholding Ukraine Aid, Says Government Watchdog A nonpartisan federal watchdog agency ruled President Trump broke a budget law by withholding aid from Ukraine — a decision that may fuel the push to call witnesses at his Senate impeachment trial. Ayesha Rascoe
Senate OKs North American Trade Deal To Replace NAFTA, Giving Trump A Much-Needed Win With the renegotiated pact and Wednesday's signing of an initial trade deal with China, the president can say he fulfilled a key campaign pledge to get tough on trade. Vanessa Romo
GAO: Trump Broke Budget Law When He Froze Ukraine Funds In a new decision, a federal watchdog says President Trump broke a budget law when he froze funds to Ukraine, a decision at the heart of the impeachment trial. Ayesha Rascoe
Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes The Government Accountability Office opined on Thursday that the Trump administration's actions in the Ukraine affair went beyond the bounds of a law called the Impoundment Control Act. Ayesha Rascoe
Read The Report To Congress About How Trump Broke Budget Law On Ukraine Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked a federal watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, to assess whether Trump's actions last year had broken a law on handling appropriated funds. NPR Staff
House Panel Makes Public Documents Provided By Giuliani Associate New evidence related to Rudy Giuliani's effort to use Ukraine to help President Trump win reelection were among documents provided by Lev Parnas, an associate of Giuliani. How credible is Parnas? Ryan Lucas
Trump To Reinforce Protections For Prayer In Schools The president is expected to remind public schools that students have constitutional rights to prayer — and that they could risk losing federal funds unless those rights are protected. Franco Ordoñez
Trump To Unveil New Guidance On School Prayer President Trump is announcing an initiative to "safeguard" the right of students and teachers to pray in school. Court decisions will limit what he can do. Tom Gjelten
