This NPR News episode covers a series of breaking political, legal, and environmental developments, including President Trump dropping a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a $1.7 billion compensation fund, primary election dynamics in Kentucky, wildfires in Minnesota, a m
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