Trump is pardoning Todd and Julie Chrisley, the reality TV couple convicted of fraud Todd and Julie Chrisley, who rose to fame in a reality show highlighting their lavish lifestyle, had been serving yearslong prison sentences after 2022 convictions on bank and tax fraud offenses. Rachel Treisman
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts Medicaid plays a vital role in many rural communities that favored President Trump in the 2024 election. But residents still seem open to Republican plans to cut perceived waste in the program. Noam Levey
U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. The Associated Press
8 arrested as anti-LGBTQ group, counterprotesters descend on Seattle City Hall Dozens of anti-LGBTQ demonstrators and counterprotesters faced off at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday as both sides scrutinized Mayor Bruce Harrell’s handling of a Capitol Hill protest over the weekend. Noel Gasca
In a county that backed Trump, people dependent on Medicaid are conflicted about cuts In an Arizona county that voted for Trump 2-to-1, many people rely on Medicaid, would hate to lose it, and are persuaded that there is fraud that can be cut from the program. Noam Levey
Trump administration moves to cancel remaining federal funds to Harvard A letter from the U.S. General Services Administration, which is dated Tuesday, tells agencies to submit a list of contracts they have terminated with the university by June 6. Elissa Nadworny
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS. David Folkenflik
Are manufacturing jobs actually special? More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class? Greg Rosalsky
As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm' Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public. Obed Manuel
Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs "I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR. Maria Aspan
