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The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff. (Image credit: Shannon Finney) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/vm1ufPK

SpaceX is planning a launch as early as Monday evening. If successful, it will mark the first crewed mission to polar orbit and the first mission to cultivate mushrooms as a crop (Image credit: SpaceX) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Jv3bipl

The 22nd Amendment bans a person from being elected U.S. president more than twice. But some legal experts point to plausible strategies that President Trump could try to serve a third term. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gxNhuVf

Asian shares were sharply lower on Monday as worries are building over a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because households are cautious to spend. (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/zDvYMnk

U.S. Navy divers managed to successfully attach a line to a hoist point on the submerged vehicle. The goal is to hook up more hoists in order to pull the vehicle carrying the soldiers out of the mud. (Image credit: Petras Malukas) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/EwSf3Vn

The think tank is laying off nearly all of its staff, as its former board sues to stop what it calls a "takeover" by the Trump administration. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/LaT5vxy

Local police leaders have feared the erosion of public trust as a result of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Many officials say they're seeing signs that's happening. (Image credit: Matt McClain) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/7cgSC28

The apology appeared after a wave of online protest against the Academy — first for not responding to Ballal's attack, and then for not naming him and his film directly in its initial statement. (Image credit: Leo Correa) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/ItAOSNK

Amber Ruffin had been scheduled to perform at the prestigious gathering of political journalists on April 26 in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Richard Shotwell) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/PweDECo

FCC chair Brendan Carr said he wants a review all of Disney's DEI practices — both past and present — to determine whether the company has ever violated any FCC regulations. (Image credit: Richard Drew) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/jOmL3Nw

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Trump can fire Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board after a lower court had them reinstated. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/S65fceA

The Smithsonian Institution, a vast complex of research centers, museums and galleries, is the latest culture target of President Trump's executive orders. (Image credit: Mladen Antonov) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/CdGiHzm

The remaining USAID employees were given an end-of-employment date in an email sent out today. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/q7GWFBb

The Justice Department accused Howell of repeatedly demonstrating "animus" toward President Trump, after she paused enforcement of an executive order. (Image credit: J. David Ake) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/ftZicPQ

China has long been the world's factory, but it's economy is starting to face serious headwinds. Demand for Chinese goods has slumped, China is saddled with too much industrial capacity and heavy debt. And now a tariff war with the United States further darkens China's economic outlook. We have two reports on reactions to China's economic state. We hear how the Chinese government is encouraging business investment, but it's a hard pitch to sell in a communist state that hasn't always been kind to entrepreneurs. And how Vietnam, another communist country, seeks to capitalize on China's uncertain future and is experiencing a manufacturing boom. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/VOat8Zc

The Republican congresswoman's nomination had been expected to easily clear the Senate — but Republicans are concerned about holding on to their thin majority in the House of Representatives. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/yYoPGDK

The former far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, will face trial for allegedly attempting to overturn his 2022 reelection loss and stage a violent coup. (Image credit: Ueslei Marcelino) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/NjiOuIM

The race is on for control over deposits of rare earth elements and critical minerals that are necessary in much of the technology we use today. The U.S. is lagging behind it's main rival in this global competition, China. We hear about why these resources are so sought after and the stakes in the race to control them. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/N7G0JOc

In Europe, there's now a sense of a "broken relationship" in discovering "the extent of American hostility," one French analyst said. "But like in love, there is life after a breakup." (Image credit: Andrew Harnik) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/IZf1LH3

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others. (Image credit: Yagazie Emezi for NPR) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/nbeI1lJ

NPR has learned that Israel is considering a major ground invasion of Gaza to fully occupy the territory and establish a military rule over Palestinians there. We learn about this plan and hear about the influential minister who has repeatedly called for Israel to resettle the Gaza Strip. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has threated to collapse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government if the Gaza war ends. Our reporter talked to Smotrich and tells us about his rise to power. (Image credit: Amir Levy) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/HK0f9LT

A new study shows that the quality of a person's microphone in a video meeting affects how the speaker is perceived by others. (Image credit: Smith Collection/Gado) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/3eP21Mm

Many observers said Monday's ruling on Han Duck-soo doesn't signal much on the upcoming verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol, as Han wasn't a key figure in Yoon's martial law imposition. (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/OS7rJdx

Frankel was The New York Times' executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He remained with the newspaper for nearly half a century, ushering it through different eras. (Image credit: ‎) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/J5WptNd

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for the return of the Venezuelan migrants sent by the U.S. to El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele said they were transferred to a mega-prison. (Image credit: Javier Campos) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/JiNkTsl

In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the president has "absolute immunity from criminal prosecution" for official acts. To reach that conclusion, the High Court grappled with this question: how much power a president should have? And some legal scholars say the ruling draws on the unitary executive theory — which, in its most extreme interpretation, gives the president sole authority over the executive branch. But did it pave the way for Trump's second term and the constitutional questions it's raised: From the dismantling of federal agencies established by Congress to the deportation migrants to third party countries without due process? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org . (Image credit: MANDEL NGAN) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/qNikMBJ