Mara Liason

They have to play ball if they don't read agreements, potential agreements.

It's not easy with Russia because Russia has the upper hand.

After a judge threw out the indictments of Comey and James, the White House promised to, quote, take all available legal action to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable.

Ironically, the judge who dismissed the cases pointed to a ruling in favor of President Trump in the case against him that alleged he mishandled classified documents.

That case was dismissed after a judge ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was not properly appointed because the Senate had not confirmed him.

The judge in the Comey and James cases followed the same reasoning, ruling that the appointment of U.S.

attorney Lindsay Halligan, who brought the cases, was invalid because she too had failed to get Senate confirmation.

Mara Liason, NPR News.

House Speaker Mike Johnson tried for months to avoid this vote, but he failed when four Republicans joined Democrats to sign a discharge petition.

That's a tool that allows rank-and-file House members to circumvent leadership and bring bills to the floor.

Last week, the House Oversight Committee released documents that show President Trump may have known more about Epstein than he has said he did.

Trump has lashed out at Republicans who've demanded the documents be released, and he's ordered his attorney general to investigate Epstein's ties to Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton.

Even if the bill passes the House, it faces an uncertain future in the Senate and a potential veto from the president.

Mara Liason, NPR News, Washington.

This week, lawmakers from both chambers need to figure out how to make the numbers add up. One option is using a budgetary slate of hand and simply declaring that the tax cuts don't add to the deficit. Or if lawmakers really want to reduce spending, they could cut Medicaid. But many Republicans and President Trump have promised not to do that.

This week, lawmakers from both chambers need to figure out how to make the numbers add up. One option is using a budgetary slate of hand and simply declaring that the tax cuts don't add to the deficit. Or if lawmakers really want to reduce spending, they could cut Medicaid. But many Republicans and President Trump have promised not to do that.

The other pressure on lawmakers is that the bond market is raising yields. The interest bondholders charge for financing U.S. debt because, among other things, It doesn't see the U.S. getting its fiscal house in order. In other words, bondholders see the U.S. debt getting bigger and bigger with no credible plan to rein it in. Mara Liason, NPR News.

The other pressure on lawmakers is that the bond market is raising yields. The interest bondholders charge for financing U.S. debt because, among other things, It doesn't see the U.S. getting its fiscal house in order. In other words, bondholders see the U.S. debt getting bigger and bigger with no credible plan to rein it in. Mara Liason, NPR News.

The judge ruled that Abrego-Garcia was wrongly deported, and the administration has admitted he was deported because of a, quote, administrative error. The judge says the government has to get him back or, quote, facilitate his return, and the Supreme Court has backed up the judge. So now...

The judge ruled that Abrego-Garcia was wrongly deported, and the administration has admitted he was deported because of a, quote, administrative error. The judge says the government has to get him back or, quote, facilitate his return, and the Supreme Court has backed up the judge. So now...