Voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections was the 2nd highest since 2000 Voter turnout for last year's elections was the second highest for a midterms since 2000, and close to half of voters cast ballots early or by mail, estimates from a Census Bureau survey show. Hansi Lo Wang
The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1. Scott Horsley
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will not run for re-election in 2024 Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee will not run for re-election in 2024, opening the gates for a new Democratic candidate after three terms in office. Dyer Oxley
A forgotten peace petition started after WWI has resurfaced and is inspiring hope A women's petition for peace written after World War I was signed by nearly three-quarters of all the women in Wales. It was then forgotten for nearly a century. Megan Lim
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida. Melissa Block
A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory North Carolina's highest court has overruled one of its own rulings, throwing into question if the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the major elections case known as Moore v. Harper. Hansi Lo Wang
Trump attorney asks E. Jean Carroll why it took decades to accuse his client of rape Donald Trump's attorney spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. She is a former columnist who sued Trump, claiming he raped her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Steve Inskeep
With pandemic border restrictions ending, White House discourages illegal crossings The Biden administration announced a host of changes designed to discourage illegal border crossings. Numbers of people trying to cross are expected to increase when pandemic restrictions lift. Joel Rose
What went wrong at Silicon Valley Bank? The Fed is set to release a postmortem report The Federal Reserve and the FDIC are set to report Friday on their oversight of two failed banks. The banks' collapse six weeks ago rocked credit markets and raised the risk of recession. David Gura
The U.S. unveils plan to discourage border crossings when pandemic restrictions lift The Biden administration's efforts will include new immigration processing centers in Latin America and other measures to discourage illegal border crossings. Joel Rose