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President Trump tells allies who rely on the Strait of Hormuz for oil, "Go get your own oil," as the U.S. backs off promises to open the strait.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Robert Malley, former special envoy to Iran in the Biden administration, about President Trump's comments that the U.S. could end the Iran conflict in a matter of weeks.
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An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal challenges.
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Trump tells allies who need Strait of Hormuz for oil to get it themselves, how the Iran war is impacting the U.S. and global economy, SCOTUS to hear arguments on birthright citizenship.
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After spending most of the full-scale war in Russian captivity, the former mayor of a frontline Ukrainian city recalls his ordeal as he returns to a hometown deeply transformed by modern warfare.
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Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, is set to launch as early as 6:24 p.m. Wednesday.
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A judge ruled Tuesday that construction on President Trump's White House ballroom "must stop until Congress authorizes its completion."
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Iranians coming across the border into Turkey are less hopeful than they were at the beginning of the war.
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Supreme Court justices are set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a challenge President Trump brought to the longstanding legal protections for citizenship conveyed to every child born in the U.S.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on birthright citizenship. NPR's Michel Martin asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck what he'll watch for in the justices' questions.