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NPR (Kate Wells) - Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?

When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.

NPR (Hansi Lo Wang) - Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work

To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.

AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Exclusive: Record funding for fusion power lands as Trump eyes cuts

A key government agency will announce on Wednesday a record amount of funding for fusion energy — tapping the power of the stars — even as President Trump seeks to cut other parts of the federal fusion budget. Why it matters: The split-screen approach underscores tensions in the administration's energy strategy — and highlights how federal support is falling short of what the fusion industry says it needs. Driving the news: The Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency (known as ARPA-E) will commit $135 million over the next 18 months to accelerate the development of fusion energy technologies, according to details shared with Axios. - The funding — the largest single fusion investment in the agency's history — will…

NPR (NPR Staff) - U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire

As part of the agreement, set to take effect immediately, Trump said the U.S. and Israel would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks, subject to Iran following through on its commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage during the ceasefire period.