NPR News: 07-01-2026 8PM EDT

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Ryland Barton· Host0:16

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is defending his latest financial disclosures, showing that he made more than a billion dollars in crypto earnings last year. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports the document shows the president has a vast array of income streams.

Danielle Kurtzleben0:34

The cryptocurrency earnings include more than five hundred million related to World Liberty Financial, the crypto business founded in part by Trump and his sons. It also includes more than six hundred million from a company that set up a meme coin related to his inauguration. The form shows the large sums Trump took in related to properties bearing his name. He took in more than fifty million from both his golf course in Scotland and his golf course near Washington, D.C., for example. Trump products also brought in money. He took in four point seven million from Trump watches. The president's financial disclosure document totals nine hundred twenty-seven pages. In comparison, President Biden's twenty twenty disclosure form was eleven pages long. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Ryland Barton· Host1:15

A second federal judge has blocked a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to change how it handles mail-in ballots. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports the proposal aims to carry out President Trump's executive order to restrict voting by mail.

Hansi Lo Wang1:28

So far, the U.S. Postal