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It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump's big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more. NPR keeps track, day by day.

Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power."

In a sign of continued tense relations, the U.S. says China declined the request for a phone call between top defense officials

Bauer will be replaced by a veteran prosecutor, Kathleen Ruemmler. She has spent most of her career at the Justice Department. She started out handling drug and crime cases in Washington D.C. then then took on a leading role in the prosecution of former Enron executives.

Vinyl sales grew for the 16th consecutive year in 2022, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs. Streaming is still the biggest driver of the music industry's growth.

The college in south central Kansas will work with Fort Hays State University on the planned degree program.

View of downtown Lawrence from the rooftop of Tellers Restaurant Saturday night, after KU beat Ohio State. (Photo by J. Schafer)Thousands of Kansas Jayhawk fans poured into the streets of downtown Lawrence Saturday night, after KU came from behind to beat Ohio State and advance to Monday night's national title game against Kentucky. The Jayhawks have teetered on the edge all season and did it again in the NCAA Final Four. They led against Ohio State for less than four minutes, but were on top when time ran out for a 64-to-62 win and a berth in the finals. Kentucky was outrebounded but outshot in-state rival Louisville to grab the other spot with a 69-to-61 win. Number 2 seed KU will face Number 1 seed UK on Monday night for the NCAA national championship title.

Here are Today's Headlines from The Associated Press as Compiled by KPR Staffers.

(Photo by Stephen Koranda)Kansas Governor Sam Brownback today (WED) signed a bill that changes the way some judges in Kansas are selected. Under the new system, the governor will select candidates for the state appeals courts. The nominees will then need to be approved by the Senate. The current system involves a nominating commission that selects candidates. The governor then chooses from those candidates. Brownback says the current system gives too much power to attorneys, who hold five of the nine seats on the commission.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7be540000The top Democrat in the House, Paul Davis from Lawrence, says the change will introduce politics into the selection process for appellate court judges. Brownback is also pushing a similar change to the selection system for Kansas Supreme Court justices. But Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce says it may be too late in the legislative session to advance plans to revamp the selection process for Supreme Court justices.

The Kansas Judicial Center, which houses the state Supreme Court. (Flickr Photo by J. Stephen Conn)Governor Sam Brownback has proposed overhauling the way judges are selected in Kansas. In his State of the State address last (TUE) night, Brownback criticized the current system. Right now, a nominating commission selects candidates for the state Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals, and the governor chooses one of the candidates. At the federal level, the president chooses judges, which must then be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Brownback proposed moving towards the federal model or another system.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7b9250000Paul Davis, from Lawrence, is the top Democrat in the Kansas House. He doesn’t like the idea of going to a system modeled after the federal government.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7b9250001Five of the nine people on the state’s judicial nominating commission are attorneys. Some lawmakers have said that gives attorneys too much power in selecting judges.