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1. 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.

2. 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.

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

   Iranian officials 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's largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns

   Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including drivers license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

8. Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help

   Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

9. Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system

   Early scandals have not slowed lawyers' adoption of AI tools, even as court sanctions over fake legal briefs continue to rise.

10. NPR wants your big question about reducing your climate impact and saving money

    As energy prices rise and climate change intensifies, NPR wants to hear your questions about spending decisions you'll make that could reduce climate pollution and save you money.