Shea Stephens

Several news organizations have rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demand that reporters sign a pledge to cover only issues approved by his team.

Among those organizations is NPR and Hegseth's former employer, Fox News, all citing a threat to court journalistic protections.

One American news network says its reporters would sign on to the new restrictions.

Hexet says Pentagon reporters who have not signed the pledge by the end of Tuesday would be evicted on Wednesday.

The government has seized more than $14 billion in Bitcoin.

and charged a Cambodian businessman with wire fraud and money laundering.

Details from Michael Sullivan.

U.S.

futures are virtually unchanged in pre-market trading on Wall Street.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are up 2% in Tokyo, up 1% in Hong Kong.

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

Israel and Hamas are exchanging the remains of those killed in conflict under Phase 1 of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

As NPR's Greg Myhre reports, the exchanges are not yet complete and have become a point of friction.

Active duty service members may be among the federal workers not getting paid this week.

As Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports, Wednesday marks the first payday since the federal government shutdown.

The United States has struck another vessel off the coast of Venezuela.

NPR's Ada Peralta reports it was the sixth time that the U.S.

has used lethal force against a boat in the Caribbean.

On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed today, with the Dow Jones Industrials gaining 202 points.