NPR News: 04-29-2026 12AM EDT

Live from NPR News, I'm Charles Snyder. President Trump is praising the speech King Charles delivered Tuesday before a joint meeting of Congress. I want to congratulate Charles on having made a fantastic speech today at Congress. He got the Democrats to stand. I've never been able to do that. Trump's speaking tonight at a state dinner at the White House for King Charles and Queen Camilla. During his speech before Congress, Charles received a standing bipartisan ovation when he urged the U.S. to continue supporting Ukraine. And Charles highlighted the importance of the transatlantic relationship at a time of tension between President Trump and European leaders. Some Americans may soon have President Trump's image in their passports. The State Department says it's issuing a limited number starting this summer, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. State Department spokesperson Tommy Piggott says the U.S. is releasing a limited edition U.S. passport to commemorate America's 250th anniversary in July. He says in a written statement that the passports will feature, in his words, customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features The new designs will be available only at the Washington Passport Agency and until they run out the State Department posted a picture of one page with Trump formal portrait over the Declaration of Independence. It also includes his signature in gold lettering. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the United Nations. Former FBI Director Jim Comey has been indicted again. It's the second criminal case against the case the Trump administration's Justice Department has brought against Comey. This one over a social media photo of seashells arranged to read 8647. The Justice Department says the photo constituted a threat against President Trump, a judge in Virginia throughout the first case saying the prosecutor was not legally appointed. The trial over the soul of open AI has kicked off Tuesday in federal court. In Oakland, California, Elon Musk took the witness stand to make the case that one of the world's most powerful AI companies portrayed the public mission it was founded on. Rachel Miro, member station KQED, has more from outside the courthouse. Elon Musk spent nearly two hours on the witness stand for his first crack at bat, telling jurors he founded OpenAI to counter Google then stranglehold on the space and that quote if you have somebody who not trustworthy in charge of AI I think it very dangerous for the whole world In opening statements OpenAI attorney said, quote, we're here because Mr. Musk didn't get his way. And because he's not a competitor, he will do anything he can to attack OpenAI. Musk helped found the company a decade ago, but left in 2018. Whatever the jury concludes, it's advisory only. The presiding judge makes the final call. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in Oakland. This is NPR News. Thousands of people living in the U.S. that have filed immigration applications are living in limbo. The Trump administration is holding fast to a pause on reviewing applications from certain countries deemed a threat to U.S. national security. NPR's Jimena Bastillo reports. Last year, after an Afghan national shot two National Guards members in Washington, D.C., killing one, The Trump administration paused reviewing any applications filed by people born in 39 countries. Immigration lawyer Zachary Neu says that has produced severe consequences. So over the course of the last four months where people have been losing status, losing work authorization being pulled from naturalization oath ceremonies medical residents who haven been able to be placed New represents more than 500 people whose lives are on hold because of the pause Two federal judges have ordered the government to process the applications of 116 people, but many are still waiting, and there's no sense of when or if the pause will lift. Jimena Bustillo, NPR News. The United Arab Emirates is leaving the OPEC oil cartel. Cartel, the decision is to take effect on Friday. The UAE is OPEC's third largest producer. The withdrawal likely won't necessarily have any immediate effects on oil markets because supplies are being constrained by the Iran war. Oil prices are rising amid the ongoing shutdown of the Strait of Fort Moose. Brent crude, the international standard, above $110 a barrel. AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. reached $4.18 on Tuesday, the most since 2022. This is NPR News.