Korva Coleman

Yesterday, President Trump said he had no problem with the arrival of the Russian oil tanker.

NASA officials say preparations are going smoothly for a Wednesday launch attempt for the Artemis II mission.

As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, its goal is to send astronauts around the moon for the first time since the 1970s.

Thieves in Italy have stolen three famous paintings.

They're by Cezanne, Matisse, and Renoir.

Local Italian media say the thieves needed about three minutes last week to grab the artworks from a private museum near Parma.

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Pakistan says it's ready to host meetings between the U.S.

and Iran in coming days.

As Betsy Joles reports from Islamabad, this comes after Pakistan confirmed it was relaying messages between the two countries in an attempt to settle the war.

The Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down as Congress cannot agree on funding for the agency.

President Trump has signed an executive order to pay TSA workers who've gone without pay for six weeks.

That money could start arriving this week.

Johnny Jones is a local union leader with the American Federation of Government Employees in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jones says TSA workers are asking for a $10,000 bonus on average to help make them whole.

He spoke to NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday.

President Trump is facing mounting problems.

NPR's Mara Liason reports that includes voters' views on the war in the Middle East and the ongoing shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security.

On Wall Street and pre-market, trading Dow futures are up 200 points.