NPR News: 04-03-2026 3AM EDT

US Attorney General Pam Bondi has left the Justice Department following an announcement from President Trump. In a social media post, Trump praised her for overseeing a "massive crackdown on crime," said "we love Pam," and noted her transition to a "much needed and important new job in the private sector." The departure comes amid months of scrutiny over the department's handling of the Epstein files and cases against individuals seen as President Trump's political enemies.

Iranian state media confirmed that a desalination plant struck earlier in the ongoing war remains fully out of service. Reporter Julia Simon explained the process: desalination separates seawater into a salty solution and freshwater, on which much of the Middle East depends. Qatar and Bahrain source over 90% of their drinking water this way, and experts view these plants as essential for adapting to worsening droughts from climate change. Since the war started, strikes have targeted facilities in Iran, Kuwait, and Bahrain. President Trump recently posted on social media about potential US strikes on more Iranian plants. International law bans targeting civilian infrastructure like water facilities, raising concerns as such attacks emerge as a weapon of war.