Get ready to pay more for a Washington state ferry ride A trip on a Washington state ferry will get more expensive this fall. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Illinois Gov. Pritzker on why his state is hosting Texas state lawmakers NPR's Juana Summers speaks with J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, about hosting a group of Texas state lawmakers as they protest a partisan redistricting effort in their state. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Texas GOP Caucus chair on what's next in state's redistricting battle On Sunday, Texas Democrats fled the state to avoid giving Republicans a quorum for a special session. We speak with Texas Republican Tom Oliverson about what's next in the state's redistricting fight. John Ketchum
White House envoy Witkoff meets with Putin as deadline looms for Russia to end war White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday. Charles Maynes
60 years later, Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters face new threats Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters. Hansi Lo Wang
Nihilistic online networks groom minors to commit harm. Her son was one of them When Dana's son was hospitalized last year, it led her to a path of discovery about predatory online networks that groom children into harming themselves and others. Their reach is global and growing. Odette Yousef
Voice of America director says Trump officials are illegally ousting him A judge is demanding answers about the international broadcaster's future from Trump official Kari Lake. David Folkenflik
House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials. Elena Moore
Fancy Farm, a Kentucky tradition, debates Sen. Mitch McConnell's legacy An annual picnic in Kentucky became a platform for GOP Senate candidates to show how closely they align with President Trump. Some also attempted to distance themselves from Sen. Mitch McConnell. Sylvia Goodman
The politics driving the push for gerrymandering NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about the impact redistricting efforts will have on the 2026 midterms and beyond. Courtney Dorning