Franco Ordonez

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery. They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill. That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions, regardless of the law. Hear that story on the network, from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery. They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill. That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions, regardless of the law. Hear that story on the network, from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery. They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill. That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions, regardless of the law. Hear that story on the network, from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

The meeting comes as President Trump's spending plan and tax cut package comes under heavy fire from his former senior advisor, Elon Musk, who is aggressively urging lawmakers to, quote, kill the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune met with Trump, along with other Republicans, to discuss how to push the plan forward. The wheels are in motion on this. As I said before, failure is not an option.

The meeting comes as President Trump's spending plan and tax cut package comes under heavy fire from his former senior advisor, Elon Musk, who is aggressively urging lawmakers to, quote, kill the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune met with Trump, along with other Republicans, to discuss how to push the plan forward. The wheels are in motion on this. As I said before, failure is not an option.

We will get this done one way or the other, and it's not going to be easy. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected the legislation would add more than $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.

We will get this done one way or the other, and it's not going to be easy. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected the legislation would add more than $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.

The White House is pulling its nomination for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. And here's Franco Ordonez reports, the move comes just days before the Senate was set to vote on his nomination.

The White House is pulling its nomination for NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. And here's Franco Ordonez reports, the move comes just days before the Senate was set to vote on his nomination.

The State Department says it's going to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students if they have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or if they study in what Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls critical fields. Empire's Emily Fang has more on how that could affect some 270,000 Chinese students in the U.S.

The State Department says it's going to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students if they have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or if they study in what Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls critical fields. Empire's Emily Fang has more on how that could affect some 270,000 Chinese students in the U.S.

The National Hurricane Center is reminding people to stay prepared ahead of this year's hurricane season that starts tomorrow. Julia Cooper of member station WLRN has more.

The National Hurricane Center is reminding people to stay prepared ahead of this year's hurricane season that starts tomorrow. Julia Cooper of member station WLRN has more.

And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Five Kansas women are suing the state over a law that invalidates end-of-life directives during pregnancy. This amid growing scrutiny over life support requirements for pregnant patients. Rose Conlin of member station KMUW has more.

And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Five Kansas women are suing the state over a law that invalidates end-of-life directives during pregnancy. This amid growing scrutiny over life support requirements for pregnant patients. Rose Conlin of member station KMUW has more.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog says Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. And the International Atomic Energy Agency is calling on Tehran to quickly change course and comply with the agency's probe.

The United Nations nuclear watchdog says Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. And the International Atomic Energy Agency is calling on Tehran to quickly change course and comply with the agency's probe.

Today's report from the agency comes at a sensitive time, as Tehran and Washington have been holding several rounds of talks over a possible nuclear deal the U.S. is trying to reach. Iran has long been enriching uranium to 60 percent or near weapons-grade levels, but maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. You're listening to NPR News.

Today's report from the agency comes at a sensitive time, as Tehran and Washington have been holding several rounds of talks over a possible nuclear deal the U.S. is trying to reach. Iran has long been enriching uranium to 60 percent or near weapons-grade levels, but maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. You're listening to NPR News.

I am in Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. Got it. And what struck you from this trip? Well, I mean, what struck me from this trip is just how dramatically the leaders pulled out all the stops for Trump. I mean, you had the fighter jets escorting Air Force One as it landed in Riyadh, and later in Doha. You had the military receptions, the Arabian forces, you had the camels.