Federal judge rules cuts to humanities grants were 'unlawful' The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward. Elizabeth Blair
Trump calls for U.S. census to exclude for the first time people with no legal status Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results. Hansi Lo Wang
Nebraska's Mike Flood got an earful from voters. He's still standing by Trump's agenda After his town hall this week wrapping with chants of "Vote him out!" Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood told Morning Edition he understands it is "cathartic" for constituents to voice their opinions. Obed Manuel
Trump doubles tariffs on India, jeopardizing longstanding ties Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and India as the Trump administration imposes tariffs and tries to force India to stop buying Russian oil. Diaa Hadid
After an ex-DOGE staffer's assault, Trump threatens to federalize D.C. Can he? Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening that he is considering taking over the D.C. police force and sending in the National Guard after a former DOGE staffer was hurt in an attempted carjacking. Rachel Treisman
Get ready to pay more for a Washington state ferry ride A trip on a Washington state ferry will get more expensive this fall. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Illinois Gov. Pritzker on why his state is hosting Texas state lawmakers NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state. Juana Summers
Texas GOP Caucus chair on what's next in state's redistricting battle On Sunday, Texas Democrats fled the state to avoid giving Republicans a quorum for a special session. We speak with Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the state's redistricting fight. Jason Fuller
White House envoy Witkoff meets with Putin as deadline looms for Russia to end war White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday. Charles Maynes
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters. Hansi Lo Wang