Morning news brief
EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.
Hong Kong Nears 6 Months Of Protests
Protests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.
Turkey's Erdogan At The White House
President Trump welcomes his Turkish counterpart to the White House despite a bipartisan congressional push to cut arms sales to Ankara.
Rep. Adam Schiff On Public Impeachment Hearings
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ahead of the first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Impeachment Inquiry Public Hearing Begins On Capitol Hill
The public phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump began Wednesday morning. Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith about the opening and what to expect.
Career Public Servants Testify On Ukraine
Acting Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent took copious notes about the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine. They'll testify publicly Wednesday.
Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford On Turkey And Impeachment
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Sen. James Lankford about the White House visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Russian Opposition Activist Alexei Navalny Investigates Prosecutor
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny has released a new investigation alleging Moscow's chief prosecutor, Denis Popov, has foreign interests.
A New Way To Stop Viruses
Scientists in Massachusetts think they may be onto a new approach for treating viral infections, using CRISPR to quickly target the part of the virus that replicates it.
Retrial For Activist In Arizona
In Arizona, the U.S. government is again prosecuting a humanitarian aid worker it says was harboring undocumented immigrants and trying to hide them from Border Patrol agents.
Kansas Tries To Attract Younger Hunters
Attempts to lure more people into hunting have mostly failed. Kansas is working on a new plan to attract young people by focusing on what states stand to lose: conservation dollars funded by licenses.
Nestlé Faces Opposition Over Plans To Take More Water In Florida
Opposition is growing in Florida to a water bottling company that wants to take more than a million gallons of water a day from Ginnie Springs. Environmentalists want limits on the amount taken.