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Brian Deese led President Barack Obama's auto rescue and then managed Obama's climate policy. But then Deese went to work for an investment giant so many progressives are opposed to his appointment.

A dozen European soccer clubs have announced plans to break away form their own "Super League." NPR's Noel King asks Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated why.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, which estimates over 1 million migrants have arrived in Europe this year.

Voters in Austria totally rejected the mainstream parties in the first round of presidential elections, so the two candidates in Sunday's runoff are from the political fringe, including one from the far right.

Some House Democrats are concerned that the latest border crisis and feud between President Trump and four House progressives is causing immigration to overtake health care as main issue for 2020.

He was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China early Thursday morning. But those hoping for change in China say the make-up of the party's elite makes it unlikely major reforms will come anytime soon.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes up his top campaign staff with less than three months to Election Day.

One of South Carolina's top Democratic lawmakers wants the state to use some of its COVID-19 relief money to offer $1 million prizes to people who get vaccinated for the disease, similar to a program in Ohio.

Also: Federal indictments are announced against Oregon occupiers; Florida declares a health emergency over the Zika virus; and the IRS has a hardware malfunction, delaying electronic tax preparation.

Also: President Obama urges action over the Zika virus; there's an investigation into allegations of match-fixing in pro tennis; and Israel releases a letter from Adolph Eichmann asking for clemency.

Also: Thousands of students in Hong Kong protest for democracy; firefighters control more of the massive blaze east of Sacramento; and three Afghan army soldiers go missing in Massachusetts.

Also: The penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial will begin; a German murder trial opens for the alleged "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz" and a Japanese maglev train reaches 375 mph.

Also: Malaysia is now actively searching for migrants adrift at sea; U.S. and Cuban officials hold a new round of talks; and a man is indicted for flying a gyrocopter to the U.S. Capitol grounds.

Also: Relief officials say Nigerian civilians attacked by militants need aid; cleanup continues in a California oil spill; and the finals in the Eurovision Song Contest are tomorrow night.

Also: Russia is angry about EU's decision to lift embargo against supplying arms to Syrian opposition; campers and residents flee California wildfire; Rutgers stands behind new athletic director.

Michael Honeycutt, the top toxicologist for Texas, is the latest chair of the EPA's science advisory board. But some scientists warn his views align more with industry than with scientific consensus.

The Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit veterans organization, has fired two top executives. The shakeup follows accusations that the executives improperly spent money, and dedicated resources to expensive staff meetings. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with David Philipps, a New York Times reporter who investigated the organization.

The Washington Post reports Rudy Giuliani was in talks to be paid by Ukraine's top prosecutor as they sought damaging information on Democrats. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to reporter Matt Zapotosky.

Republican Barry Loudermilk denies he showed people around the complex before the insurrectionists laid siege. The committee says it has evidence contradicting that denial.

In poll after poll, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are the top two Republicans want as their 2024 nominee. In dueling events in Iowa, they pitch themselves to voters.