Nora Rahm

It started this morning, and at one mile per hour, it could take until nightfall to get there.

It's to blast off to the moon with four astronauts on board as early as February.

It's to carry them around the moon and then come back to Earth.

for the first time since the Apollo lunar landing program ended in 1972.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.

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

The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and whether their public comments on immigration enforcement in the state amount to obstructing federal law enforcement.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calls this more bullying from the White House.

A federal judge in Minnesota ruled yesterday that federal immigration officers may not detain people who are peacefully protesting or simply observing them unless there is a reasonable suspicion they are interfering with law officers or have committed a crime.

Judge Catherine Menez also ruled that federal agents may not use pepper spray against them.

There's growing concern about the treatment of people held at an immigration detention facility in Texas after the death of a Cuban man earlier this month.

The tent facility at Fort Bliss is run by a private contractor.

Angela Kocherko with member station KTPP has more.

The former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Trump administration's sidelining of the agency is hurting affordability for Americans.

As NPR's Stephen Basaja reports, the Trump administration has tried various efforts to dismantle the agency.

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Taiwan's defense ministry says a Chinese reconnaissance drone flew over Taiwan-controlled islands in the South China Sea today, calling the brief flight provocative and irresponsible.

A statement from China's Southern Theater Command said drones had conducted what it called normal flight training in the airspace.

Uganda's president has again been declared winner of presidential elections, extending his 40-year grip on power.

This comes after an election marred by a government-imposed internet blackout and reports of deadly violence.