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1. The labor market springs back to life in March as employers add 178,000 jobs

   The U.S. job market perked up last month as employers added 178,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, mainly because the number of people seeking work declined.

2. Trump budget seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending alongside domestic program cuts

   In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades.

3. China's Communist Party investigates ex-Xinjiang leader Ma Xingrui

   Ma Xingrui is a member of the party's Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China's northwest from 2021-2025.

4. Pam Bondi is out at DOJ. And, NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit

   President Trump announced yesterday that Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General. And, NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit and is heading toward the moon.

5. Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants

   Iran said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

6. Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

   Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley.

7. After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

   Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.

8. Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?

   In orbit, power is free. But everything else is expensive.

9. NASA's Artemis II has left Earth's orbit, and 4 astronauts now head to the moon

   With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and back.

10. Takeaways from Trump's tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll

    President Trump faces mounting political pressure on multiple fronts, particularly when it comes to his handling of the war and the consequences it's having on the economy.