Noor Rahm

His songs were also covered by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and the Captain and Tennille.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the Munich Security Conference today, seeking to reassure Europeans that the Trump administration does not want to abandon the transatlantic alliance.

He said the ties are deep and historic.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was much reassured by the speech.

Some Democratic lawmakers from the U.S.

are attending the conference.

They said they wanted to assure European leaders that they can again count on the U.S.

after President Trump leaves office.

Five European countries announced today authorities are confident that Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in prison two years ago, was poisoned.

NPR's Rob Schmitz reports.

It's cost at least $40 million so far for the Trump administration to deport migrants to a third country.

That's according to a report commissioned by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.

Some congressional Democrats are calling for restrictions on immigrant enforcement operations.

After officers killed two U.S.

citizens last month, they did not reach an agreement with Republicans, so the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down.

This is NPR News in Washington.

The Trump administration is planning major cuts in the Census Bureau, scheduled to conduct a test of its operations this year.