Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump Days after the president's call for a "new" census, the top official overseeing the Census Bureau told employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, NPR has exclusively learned. Hansi Lo Wang
Trump and Putin prepare to meet. Do they both want the same thing? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Trump national security advisor Ambassador John Bolton about the President's upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Megan Lim
D.C. has been under tighter federal control before. Here's what it looked like Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control. Rachel Treisman
Trump taps conservative economist to lead statistics agency President Trump plans to tap an economist from the conservative Heritage Foundation to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He fired the previous leader after a disappointing jobs report. Scott Horsley
Trump talks to reporters about D.C. crime and Putin summit President Trump took questions from reporters about his plans to boost federal law enforcement in D.C. — and his plan to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Franco Ordoñez
Judge denies release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts President Trump called for the release of the grand jury transcripts after growing pressure to divulge more information about Jeffrey Epstein's case, but the judge on the case said there is nothing new to release. Carrie Johnson
Trump's tariff revenue has skyrocketed. But how big is it, really? President Trump's new tariffs are pouring in. But it's still only a fraction of overall government revenues — and falls short of new spending in the recent Republican megabill. Danielle Kurtzleben
Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he's revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence. Andrea Hsu
European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks Some European leaders say that Ukraine must be included in any talks with Russia over ending the war. Chandelis Duster
How Moscow could respond to Trump's threat of sanctions President Trump is threatening to impose new sanctions on Russia if it does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva about how Moscow could respond. Scott Simon