Judge blocks HUD homelessness overhaul, rebukes agency for causing 'chaos' A federal judge said HUD cannot dramatically change its funding policies on homelessness for now. States, cities and nonprofits say the proposed overhaul would push thousands back onto the streets. Jennifer Ludden
Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a critical climate and weather center The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. Scott Neuman
Trump signs executive order that could ease marijuana restrictions Trump's executive order stops short of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, but will allow more research and medical treatment, and will clear the way for Medicare to cover some cannabis-related treatments. Brian Mann
Trump will revisit a North Carolina town, now the focus of a newly redrawn congressional district While he is directly appealing to Americans that the economy is improving, President Trump will visit a congressional district Republicans are eyeing in their attempts to keep control the U.S. House. Adam Wagner
Friday is the deadline to release the Epstein files. Here's what to expect Friday is the deadline for the government to release files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and there are still questions about what will be published and when. Stephen Fowler
ABC News' Jonathan Karl unpacks Trump's behavior this week NPR's Steve Inskeep looks back at President Trump's behavior over the past week with Jonathan Karl of ABC News. He's the author of "Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America." Steve Inskeep
TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance. Bobby Allyn
Virginia Governor-elect represents a series of firsts NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Virginia's Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger about her priorities and being the first woman to lead the Commonwealth. Mary Louise Kelly
What to know about Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut leading NASA Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday. Rachel Treisman
How immigration policies will impact recruiting foreign-born physicians Immigrants make up about a quarter of all the country’s doctors.