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NPR's Michel Martin asks former Obama administration official Benjamin Gedan about the viability of the Trump administration's plan for Venezuelan oil.

Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.

The NBA has punished the Los Angeles Clippers for a scheme it says tried to circumvent the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard. The team will lose five years of first-round picks plus millions in fines.

NPR's Michel Martin asks music critic Nate Chinen < > about the legacy of the Grammy-winning jazz artist Cassandra Wilson.

Relations between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have turned rocky since Trump called a truce with Iran. Trump seeks progress in Gaza, but Netanyahu is taking a defiant stance ahead of an election.

Olivia Rodrigo is thinking about joy, falling madly in love and what pop music can do when the world feels overwhelming.

A new United Nations report finds that the world will soon pass a dangerous threshold for climate warming. Countries had agreed to limit warming to that level to avoid the most extreme impacts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired 4-star General Peter Chiarelli {ker-ELL-ee} about Pentagon leadership and the departure of top officials.

Former U.S. military officials are raising alarms about the exodus of experienced leaders from the Pentagon, against the backdrop of the conflict with Iran and concerns over depleted stockpiles.

Exodus of experienced military leadership continues in the Pentagon, Trump touts Venezuela oil deal as critics question legality, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.

China's President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade. The trip illustrates China's growing ambitions at a time when U.S. influence has been weakened by its war in Iran.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country