Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to the White House today.

It's his first Washington visit since the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.

U.S. intelligence determined the Crown Prince approved the operation. Trump dismissed

questions about Khashoggi's killing. As far as this gentleman is concerned, he's done a phenomenal

job. You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like

that gentleman that you're talking about, whether you like him or didn't like him. Things

happened,

but he knew nothing about it. And we can leave it at that. You don't have to embarrass our guests

by asking a question like that. During the meeting, Trump and the Crown Prince discussed several

deals, including plans for the U.S. to sell Saudi Arabia F-35 fighter jets. The Crown Prince also said

Saudi Arabia would invest almost $1 trillion in the

United States. A panel of federal judges in El Paso has ruled Texas cannot use its redistricted

congressional map for next year's midterm elections. It's a major blow to President Trump's

effort to get states to redistrict so Republicans can win more seats in the House.

Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider reports the state is planning to appeal.

The three-judge panel issued an injunction saying the plaintiffs were likely to prove a trial that Texas

racially gerrymandered the 2025 map. Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia represents a

Houston district that would have been

dramatically redrawn. Well, obviously, I'm elated. We all spent much time, and we kept saying

these are racially jury-mendered maps, and now the judge has agreed. They, in fact, say

substantial evidence, not just evidence, but substantial.

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