Louise Schiavone

The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions as a result of the shooting last week of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.

The suspect is an Afghan refugee.

In addition, the administration has paused the visa process for people traveling on Afghan passports.

Mariam Massoumi is a Virginia-based immigration attorney.

She spoke to Weekend Edition about what this means for people from Afghanistan.

Attorney Mariam Massoumi of Virginia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is requesting a presidential pardon.

He's asking to cancel his corruption trial for, quote,

the good of the people in the country.

NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.

In Michigan, the Republican National Committee has filed another lawsuit challenging the voting rights of some U.S.

citizens who cast ballots from outside the country.

NPR's Hansi Liu Wang reports the lawsuit is among the latest GOP efforts to restrict voting by overseas citizens.

This was NPR.

The Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone strikes on two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.

The ships are part of Russia's so-called Shadow Fleet of Unmarked Vessels, sailing under various flags to bypass Western sanctions.

Derry Baskaran has details.

Pope Leo today is visiting Lebanon.

Father Michael Abood is head of the Vatican's charity organization Caritas in Lebanon.

He spoke to the BBC about what the visit means to them.