Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
This week in New York, Lahaina community members are raising awareness of the ongoing impacts and recovery from the 2023 wildfires at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
The Trump administration is easing restrictions on medical marijuana. The acting attorney general issued a memo saying he is moving the cannabis products out of the most restrictive category.