Her brother was supposed to enter the U.S. as a refugee. That's on hold now. This week the Trump administration suspended the country's refugee resettlement program, leaving thousands of people – who had been cleared and scheduled to come to the U.S. – in a limbo. Patrick Jarenwattananon
What's behind a White House order ending 'federal censorship' One of President Trump's first executive orders claims the Biden Administration was censoring Americans and promises to roll back those actions, potentially by investigating federal workers. Lisa Hagen
Trump wants to label drug cartels terrorist organizations. Here's what that means in practice The full implications of designating the cartels as terrorist organizations will depend, in large part, to how the administration follows through. Ryan Lucas
Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he travels to North Carolina and California President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters. Deepa Shivaram
Trump has tossed a lot of Biden policies. But there's one AI measure he wants to keep President Trump says he likes Biden's idea to open up federal lands for AI data centers. His White House is looking for ways to ensure U.S. dominance in the sector. Deepa Shivaram
Experts warn about the 'crumbling infrastructure' of federal government data Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That's before any cuts by President Trump and Congress. Hansi Lo Wang
Minnesota Supreme Court to rule on who's in control of state House of Representatives The Minnesota Supreme Court could rule any day in a pair of cases that could uproot the power structure in the state House. Democrats had, until recently, controlled the entire state government. Dana Ferguson
Trump mandates assassination records be released for the Kennedy brothers and MLK Jr. Congress passed a law in 1992 requiring the documents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination to be released by 2017, but the release has been held up by national security concerns. Ayana Archie
Trump’s proposed Canada tariff could boost Northwest energy bills President Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on Canadian imports could be an expensive proposition for the Pacific Northwest, which depends heavily on its northern neighbors for energy supplies. John Ryan
A Jan. 6 defendant tells NPR why she turned down Trump's pardon Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted. Alana Wise