Michelle Kellerman

With the help of a federal grant, researchers at Yale University have been tracking tens of thousands of children abducted by Russia. The Trump administration canceled the program, raising fears about the status of the database meant for future war crimes trials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters traveling with him that the database is secure.

With the help of a federal grant, researchers at Yale University have been tracking tens of thousands of children abducted by Russia. The Trump administration canceled the program, raising fears about the status of the database meant for future war crimes trials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters traveling with him that the database is secure.

His spokesperson says there will be some more funding for a short period of time so the researchers can properly transfer what she calls critical data. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

His spokesperson says there will be some more funding for a short period of time so the researchers can properly transfer what she calls critical data. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Starting late Friday night, the USIP HR department told most employees their jobs have been terminated. The U.S. Institute of Peace is a think tank funded by Congress, but the workers are not federal employees. Though the institute owns its own building and has a large endowment funded in part by private donors, the Trump administration is trying to take it over.

Starting late Friday night, the USIP HR department told most employees their jobs have been terminated. The U.S. Institute of Peace is a think tank funded by Congress, but the workers are not federal employees. Though the institute owns its own building and has a large endowment funded in part by private donors, the Trump administration is trying to take it over.

The board members fired by Trump are suing the administration. Employees have until early April to turn in their badges and computers. They were notified over private email addresses. since they haven't had access to their official accounts since the Trump administration brought in a new president earlier this month. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.

The board members fired by Trump are suing the administration. Employees have until early April to turn in their badges and computers. They were notified over private email addresses. since they haven't had access to their official accounts since the Trump administration brought in a new president earlier this month. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.

Secretary Rubio says the signal chat was set up to coordinate plans, and he only wrote in it twice to name his point person and to congratulate his colleagues on the successful strike against the Houthis in Yemen.

Secretary Rubio says the signal chat was set up to coordinate plans, and he only wrote in it twice to name his point person and to congratulate his colleagues on the successful strike against the Houthis in Yemen.

He says he's confident that there was nothing in there that would have put American service members in danger. This won't happen again, Rubio insists, adding, in his words, it can't. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, with the Secretary in Kingston, Jamaica.

He says he's confident that there was nothing in there that would have put American service members in danger. This won't happen again, Rubio insists, adding, in his words, it can't. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, with the Secretary in Kingston, Jamaica.

In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, some lawmakers raised concerns about the aid cut to Yale researchers gathering information about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ohio Democrat Greg Lanzman tells NPR the database he had been searching disappeared.

In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, some lawmakers raised concerns about the aid cut to Yale researchers gathering information about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ohio Democrat Greg Lanzman tells NPR the database he had been searching disappeared.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the information about abducted children has not been deleted, but is not housed at the State Department. That's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the information about abducted children has not been deleted, but is not housed at the State Department. That's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

In a fiery tweet, Secretary Rubio calls Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool a, quote, race-baiting politician who hates the U.S. president. Rubio says the U.S. has nothing to discuss with Russell, and so he's considered persona non grata. Rubio initially misspelled the ambassador's name, as did an article he posted by the right-wing news organization Breitbart.

In a fiery tweet, Secretary Rubio calls Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool a, quote, race-baiting politician who hates the U.S. president. Rubio says the U.S. has nothing to discuss with Russell, and so he's considered persona non grata. Rubio initially misspelled the ambassador's name, as did an article he posted by the right-wing news organization Breitbart.

The article says that the ambassador told a foreign policy seminar that the Make America Great Again movement is a white supremacist response to demographic shifts in the U.S., Rubio canceled a trip to South Africa earlier this year after Trump and his South African-born advisor, Elon Musk, falsely accused the government there of trying to steal land from white farmers.

The article says that the ambassador told a foreign policy seminar that the Make America Great Again movement is a white supremacist response to demographic shifts in the U.S., Rubio canceled a trip to South Africa earlier this year after Trump and his South African-born advisor, Elon Musk, falsely accused the government there of trying to steal land from white farmers.