Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, making way for Trump's pick Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census. Hansi Lo Wang
Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr. Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin. Brian Mann
Tulsi Gabbard faces a barrage of questions during her confirmation hearing Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's embattled pick for national intelligence director, was grilled about whether she might clash with intelligence officers during her Senate confirmation hearing. Jenna McLaughlin
Kash Patel is asked to explain incendiary statements in FBI head confirmation hearing Kash Patel is a frequent critic of the FBI who has spread conspiracy theories. He gets a Senate hearing Thursday to run the agency he wants to shake up. Carrie Johnson
Trump suggests that deadly airliner crash was the result of diversity hiring Without evidence, President Trump and other administration officials claimed that DEI programs led to Wednesday's fatal air crash. DEI has recently become a common talking point to blame disasters on. Lisa Hagen
Mayor Michelle Wu on juggling motherhood and public service NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Boston mayor Michelle Wu, who just welcomed her third child. She's the first Boston mayor to give birth while in office. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials. David Folkenflik
Trans community fears Trump's actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections One of President Trump's first executive orders impacts transgender inmates incarcerated in federal facilities. It's just one in a series of actions signed by Trump that target the trans community. Jaclyn Diaz
Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel, faces confirmation hearing Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ryan Lucas
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intel chief pick, grilled on Snowden, Russia and Syria Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lexie Schapitl
