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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.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Because we know from history, recent history, that a deal... without security arrangements is not something which Putin respects.

Because we know from history, recent history, that a deal... without security arrangements is not something which Putin respects.

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is cautiously optimistic about his diplomacy on Ukraine. But while Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, Russia wants more talks about that. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is cautiously optimistic about his diplomacy on Ukraine. But while Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire, Russia wants more talks about that. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

Congress is facing a deadline tonight to pass a bill to keep agencies funded through September or face a partial government shutdown. Consumer sentiment fell again this month following declines in January and February. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest survey results from the University of Michigan.

Congress is facing a deadline tonight to pass a bill to keep agencies funded through September or face a partial government shutdown. Consumer sentiment fell again this month following declines in January and February. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest survey results from the University of Michigan.

Well, the administration argues its trade policies will boost U.S. manufacturing, and Vice President J.D. Vance brought that message today to Bay City, Michigan, and played down protests outside the gathering.

Well, the administration argues its trade policies will boost U.S. manufacturing, and Vice President J.D. Vance brought that message today to Bay City, Michigan, and played down protests outside the gathering.

In other news, a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to rise with 36 more confirmed cases. Here's Texas Public Radio's Gabriela Alcorta-Solorio.

In other news, a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to rise with 36 more confirmed cases. Here's Texas Public Radio's Gabriela Alcorta-Solorio.