How do once fringe, right-wing theories make their to the White House? On the heels of President Trump promoting misinformation about a white genocide in South Africa, we take a look at how once fringe theories make their way to the White House. Scott Detrow
Trump dismisses dozens of National Security Council staff in major shakeup President Trump is drastically reducing the number of national security and foreign policy experts employed by the National Security Council. Greg Myre
Week in politics: Trump's budget bill passes House, 50% tariffs on EU announced President Trump's budget package threatens to increase the deficit, while his tariff threats — the most recent of which was Friday — destabilize global trade. Ron Elving
No stranger to ethics questions, Trump's second term brings new potential conflicts Ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head. The U.S. government accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar for the Air Force One fleet, and he headlined a dinner for top Trump meme coin investors. Stephen Fowler
DOGE created a 'survey of surveys' for a push to cut some government data collection DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn. Hansi Lo Wang
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal Shira Perlmutter's termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence. Andrew Limbong
The White House rejects a watchdog finding that it's breaking the law over halted funds The White House budget office rejected the conclusion of a nonpartisan congressional watchdog that said the Trump administration is breaking the law by not spending funds as directed by Congress. Deepa Shivaram
Trump threatens steep tariffs on trade with the European Union — and on iPhones Trump said on social media that he had recommended 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 — and warned Apple's CEO to move manufacturing of iPhones to the United States. Danielle Kurtzleben
A federal judge further halts Trump's radical transformation of government In her order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without approval from Congress. Andrea Hsu
9 things to know about the big, private-school voucher plan in Republicans' tax bill NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said. Cory Turner