Kristen Wright

The State Department says it's taking away the passports of parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support debt, preventing them from international travel.

The agency says it's a way to keep parents from neglecting their legal obligations to their children.

The government has decided it's now strictly enforcing federal law on the books since the 90s.

It allows the State Department to deny or revoke passports because of significant child support owed.

But in the past, the government usually only restricted passports when parents with delinquent payments applied to get one or tried to renew.

Now the State Department says it's working with Health and Human Services.

to find out who hasn't paid up.

Kristen Wright, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.

The White House says President Trump is extending a shipping waiver for 90 days.

The waiver to the Jones Act allows more crude fuel and fertilizer to reach U.S.

ports more quickly by opening up domestic shipping routes to foreign flagged vessels.

The Jones Act requires all goods traveling between U.S.

ports to be moved only on American ships.

AAA says regular gasoline is averaging $4.06 a gallon.

The Trump administration has reportedly drafted options for pushing NATO allies it feels have not been sufficiently supportive of the war in Iran.

Terry Schultz reports the exclusive Reuters report on the memo says one of the possibilities is trying to suspend Spain from the alliance.

For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.

The Justice Department is dropping its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the agency's renovation of its Washington headquarters.

President Trump has accused Powell of mismanaging the project.