It was a busy week in Washington, from foreign policy to Congressional redistricting and another special election. NPR's Domenico Montanaro and Tamara Keith break down the big news of the week.

Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.

The meeting comes two months after trustees voted to keep "Call Me Max," a picture book about a transgender boy, in the children's section of the library.

The plan comes as officials brace for potential changes in federal funding policies.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.

The maps have been endorsed and pushed by President Trump and drawn to favor Republicans.

President Trump is standing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as lawmakers look into possible Pentagon war crimes.

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President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure this week as a Navy admiral faces tough questions from lawmakers about the legality of striking boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.