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1. President Trump is trying to make it harder to vote. Here's why that matters

   Trump is promoting tighter restrictions on mail-in ballots as well as passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. UCLA professor Richard Hasen unpacks the ramifications.

2. A new one-a-day-pill holds promise for HIV's 'forgotten population'

   It's designed to take the place of complicated, multiple drug regimens that many people with HIV need to follow. And it's also beneficial because the HIV virus is always evolving.

3. U.S. evacuates diplomats from Middle East. And, what to expect from N.C., Texas primaries

   The U.S. has evacuated diplomats in the Middle East and closed several embassies as war in Iran intensifies. And, what to expect from the Senate races in the North Carolina and Texas primary elections.

4. The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

   The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

5. Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons

   A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th of its original size.

6. The U.S. shuts some Gulf embassies and warns of a prolonged war with Iran

   The United States evacuated diplomats across the Middle East and shut down some embassies as war with Iran intensified Tuesday while President Trump signaled the conflict could turn into extended war.

7. College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

   More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it.

8. Trump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with Iran

   President Trump promised his "Make America Great Again" voters an "America First" foreign policy. With the war in Iran, he's testing MAGA world's willingness to be flexible on one of its core beliefs.

9. North Carolina and Texas have primary elections Tuesday. Here's what you need to know

   The midterm elections are officially underway and contests in Texas and North Carolina will be the first major opportunity for parties to hear from voters about what's important to them in 2026.

10. Senators pressed Kristi Noem on the DHS shutdown and shootings. Here are key moments

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of her leadership.