Politics chat: Trump attacks the Supreme Court, Walmart, Jerome Powell on Truth Social On the heels of his first foreign trip, President Trump got busy on Truth Social. He took swipes at the Supreme Court, Walmart and the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Ayesha Rascoe
Week in politics: House Republicans block Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' House Republicans blocked a major funding and tax cut bill and will reconvene Sunday to negotiate further. Scott Simon
Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules. Jude Joffe-Block
How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch NPR has identified nearly 40 small, independent entities – both inside and outside the federal government's control – that a team of young DOGE staffers has tried to access in recent weeks. Shannon Bond
Democratic Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez won in a Trump district. Now she faces an uprising from the left Gene Johnson, Associated Press
DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. They refused An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request. Shannon Bond
Here are 5 takeaways from Trump's first major foreign trip to the Middle East President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership. Domenico Montanaro
James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean? The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning. Rachel Treisman
Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency. Jenna McLaughlin
The Jackpod: Stephen Miller and the wages of ostracism On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the life and experiences of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff and their connection with Trumpism.
