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The Texas Legislature appears on the verge of redrawing congressional districts that will help Republicans in the midterm elections — a change requested by President Trump.

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats’ two-week walkout created a “nationwide movement,” but she’s ready to make a legal case against redistricting. (Image credit: Brandon Bell)

The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown. The retailer’s history with day laborers is long. So far, it’s choosing to keep its distance. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)

Parade, the Tony award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C. amid an antisemitic backlash against the show’s subject. (Image credit: Joan Marcus)

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa about the decision by Democratic lawmakers to end their redistricting standoff with their Republican counterparts.

California Democratic lawmakers are in Sacramento advancing a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional map to counter a move in Texas that Trump is driving to get an edge in the 2026 midterms.

But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so. (Image credit: Mark Makela)

President Trump says he wants to ban mail-in voting and voting machines ahead of next year’s midterms. Is it legal?

We at Planet Money and The Indicator are always reading for our stories (and also for fun), and so today we’re sharing some favorite recommendations that fit the summer vibe.

The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward. (Image credit: Stacey Holman)

Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit to block President Trump’s claim of authority over the city’s police department. Experts say the legal fight raises constitutional questions and potential public safety dangers.

The Ukrainian president will be joined at the White House on Monday by several key European leaders, as they look to find an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. (Image credit: Saul Loeb)

In a battle prompted by President Trump, Texas and California could redraw lines that change whose votes really matter in the 2026 congressional elections.

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration’s project of redefining who belongs in the United States. (Image credit: @DHSgov and @WhiteHouse via X)

In the aftermath of the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Evelyn Farkas of the McCain Institute.

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with political scientist EJ Fagan about the president’s nominee for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the relationship between the Trump administration and the Heritage Foundation.

After talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Trump plans to meet on Monday with Ukrainian leader Volodymr Zelenskyy.

After the Trump administration took over control of the police department in Washington, D.C. last week, experts attending a conference on authoritarianism in the capital said they recognized some of the president’s tactics.

President Trump says he wants a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine following his Alaska summit, and will hold talks with Ukraine’s president in the White House on Monday.

Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance. (Image credit: Brian Mann)

NPR’s White House correspondent takes stock of the meeting President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had about the war in Ukraine in Anchorage.

We look at how President Trump will spin the outcome of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the suit filed by Washington, D.C., against Trump over federalizing DC’s police.

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)

Russia hailed the summit as “very positive,” while U.S. and European leaders urged Trump to push harder for a ceasefire. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

After all the buildup the Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin ended quickly — just brief statements from both leaders, no questions from reporters and more questions left hanging than answers provided.

As the battle over partisan redistricting mounts, Democrats in California unveil a congressional map that could yield up to five new seats for their party, countering Texas’ plan for five GOP seats. (Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli)

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting at a military base outside Anchorage, Alaska. We’ve got the latest.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with former State Department official Ned Price about the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and what it could mean for global security.