The Trump administration said Thursday night it would not immediately remove protections from so-called "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children.
President Trump lashes out via Twitter at investigators who are looking into Russian interference in the 2016 election, stepping on his own policy message for the day. It's a familiar pattern for the president.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times about the political news of the week.
Nearly 25,000 people turned out for this year's Congressional Baseball Game. It was a rare moment of harmony between Republicans and Democrats one day after a gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise and four others at a practice for the game.
It's highly unusual for the government to restrict the ability of Americans to go abroad. A full-on ban would have to come from Congress, but the secretary of state has authority to restrict travel.
The president took to Twitter to say: "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!" It's not clear exactly what the president is referring to.
Lawmakers in southern states are pushing hard to lift remaining trade barriers with Cuba, so they can sell crops like rice, corn and soybeans to the island. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain about U.S. exports to Cuba and whether President Trump's new Cuba policy will be a setback.