Franco Ordonez

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.

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.

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.

And the president really saw him to love it all. But I was also struck by how little discussion there was about the crisis in Gaza, where Israel really keeps escalating its strikes, and it is promising an even greater offensive once Trump leaves.

And the president really saw him to love it all. But I was also struck by how little discussion there was about the crisis in Gaza, where Israel really keeps escalating its strikes, and it is promising an even greater offensive once Trump leaves.

And the president really saw him to love it all. But I was also struck by how little discussion there was about the crisis in Gaza, where Israel really keeps escalating its strikes, and it is promising an even greater offensive once Trump leaves.

Well, he focused on business. I mean, in his first big speech on the trip, he said he was not there to lecture the region on how it should handle its affairs. But Trump ultimately could not entirely avoid the Gaza crisis, which he just noted is the biggest issue affecting the region right now. And yesterday, he again suggested that the U.S. take over Gaza and develop the land.

Well, he focused on business. I mean, in his first big speech on the trip, he said he was not there to lecture the region on how it should handle its affairs. But Trump ultimately could not entirely avoid the Gaza crisis, which he just noted is the biggest issue affecting the region right now. And yesterday, he again suggested that the U.S. take over Gaza and develop the land.

Well, he focused on business. I mean, in his first big speech on the trip, he said he was not there to lecture the region on how it should handle its affairs. But Trump ultimately could not entirely avoid the Gaza crisis, which he just noted is the biggest issue affecting the region right now. And yesterday, he again suggested that the U.S. take over Gaza and develop the land.