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1. Trump signs a new executive order on voting. Experts say he lacks the authority

   Trump's executive order seeks to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state, and instruct the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters.

2. Judge rules White House ballroom construction must halt until Congress OK's it

   Trump responded to the ruling by complaining that the National Trust for Historic Preservation doesn't appreciate his efforts at "sprucing up" Washington's buildings.

3. Runners misled at a qualifier race will still get invites to the world championship

   The U.S. will nearly double its contingent for the women's half marathon championship to fix what officials call an unprecedented problem: an official vehicle took the leading runners off the course.

4. Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded

   A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive order calling for the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.

5. Trump shares a look at his future presidential library. Here's what to know about it

   Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College.

6. The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides

   A month ago, Health Secretary Kennedy said his agency would soon give compounding pharmacies the greenlight to make the products, which have exploded in popularity despite a lack of data.

7. One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

   NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt's history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.

8. Supreme Court opens door to controversial conversion therapy

   The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."

9. Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity

   Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity.

10. Gas crosses $4 a gallon in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years

    The war with Iran has driven up gas prices at a time when affordability is high on people's minds.