This is Fresh Air contributor Anne Marie Baldinado.

I talked with actor Colescola about their hit Broadway play, Oh Mary.

Cole plays an unhinged, alcoholic Mary Todd Lincoln, who's an aspiring cabaret performer.

If that makes no sense, that's part of the point.

You can find my interview on the Fresh Air podcast.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking a watchdog group from assessing records from Milan Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, it follows a lawsuit seeking to shed light on the team's secretive activities.

The nonprofit citizens for responsibility and ethics in Washington is suing the Trump administration to uncover details about Doja's dealings in the U.S. government.

The lawsuit argues Doge is exceeding its legal authority and asks that internal communications,

financial disclosures, and other documents be released to the public.

A federal district judge found Doge is likely subject to Freedom of Information Act requests.

But after an appeal, Chief Justice John Roberts is pausing that ruling, meaning Doge records

do not have to be turned over as the appeals process continues.

It's a win for the Trump administration, which has stated Doge is operating transparently, despite

most of its activities being shrouded in secrecy. Those activities have resulted in tens of thousands

of federal workers being fired and the unwinding of entire government agencies. Bobby Allen and PR News.

President Trump has signed another

slew of executive orders today, some of which are aimed at speeding up the development of nuclear power.

The orders would grant the Energy Secretary, the authority to approve advanced reactor designs

and take authority from the Independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Over NPR's, Jeff Brumfield,

says how much it will change the industry remains to be seen.

One company called Oaklo actually had its permit for a new reactor design denied by the NRC a few years ago.

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