Biden Meets With George Floyd's Family On 1st Anniversary Of His Death The private meeting came as negotiators on Capitol Hill continue to work on a police overhaul named after Floyd, and which the president had hoped to sign by now. Brian Naylor
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Holocaust Remarks Blasted By Republican Leaders The freshman Republican has repeatedly equated COVID safety measures with the treatment of Jews during the Nazi era. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy rejected that rhetoric, but she doubled down. Barbara Sprunt
Biden And Putin Are Going To Meet In Geneva On June 16 President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face-to-face in Switzerland on June 16, according to a source familiar with the decision. Scott Detrow
Is There Really A Truck Driver Shortage? The nation's big trucking employers have been arguing there's a trucker shortage for decades. Is it really a shortage or something different? Greg Rosalsky
EU Asks All EU-Based Airlines To Avoid Belarusian Airspace After Forced Landing The move comes a day after Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk due to reports of a bomb aboard, in a ruse to apprehend an opposition activist. Laurel Wamsley
The Debate Over Gun Laws Will Center On One Man This Week President Biden's pick to the lead the ATF, David Chipman, will get a confirmation hearing Wednesday. The agency helps enforce U.S. gun laws, but hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director in six years. Ryan Lucas
Across The U.S., Mayors Are Stepping Down After A Rough 2020 And 2021 Mayors from cities big and small have been stepping down after a tumultuous 2020 and difficult 2021. The changes in leadership come as local municipalities are grappling with important issues. Stephen Fowler
U.S. Restrictions On Ethiopia And Eritrea Aim To Boost Pressure As Conflict Continues NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michelle Gavin of the Council on Foreign Relations about the new U.S. visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials due to the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Christopher Intagliata
Why Belarus Went To Such Lengths To Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich More details have emerged about how the Belarusian regime seized an opposition activist, Roman Protasevich, from a commercial airline flight. Lucian Kim
Impeachment Witness Gordon Sondland Is Suing Mike Pompeo And U.S. For $1.8 Million Sondland, who testified about a "quid pro quo" between Trump and Ukraine, says the former secretary of state reneged on an agreement to pay his impeachment-related legal fees. Brian Naylor
