Korva Coleman

The FISA power lets the government collect information about people overseas.

If agents pick up certain information about Americans in that process, they're allowed to keep it.

The first international conference to transition away from fossil fuels has closed in Santa Marta, Colombia.

And Piers Julia Simon reports more than 50 countries attended, as did large fossil fuel producers.

And I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

Early this morning, Senate Republicans voted to advance a $70 billion budget plan.

It's aimed at funding immigration enforcement agencies.

NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports the Homeland Security Department has been partially shut down for weeks.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

was on Capitol Hill yesterday.

He was pressed by lawmakers about the rise in measles cases.

As NPR's Selina Simmons-Duffin reports, Kennedy deflected blame for the country experiencing its highest number of measles cases in three decades.

Do you take any responsibility in your role for the situation that we are in with this measles epidemic?

As I said, the measles epidemic began before I came into office.

I'm going to take that as a no.

The United Nations Development Arm says the war in Iran is pushing 30 million people back into poverty.

It warns of lower crop yields and growing hunger.

NPR's Jane Araf has details.

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