Plus, why airlines are making everything “premium.”

On Today’s Episode:

Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map, by J. David Goodman and Julie Bosman

Democratic Group Calls on Blue States to Draw New House Maps, by Nick Corasaniti

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils, by Ben Casselman

Trump Says He Ordered Subs Repositioned in Rare Nuclear Threat to Russia, by David E. Sanger

Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Minimum-Security Women’s Prison in Texas, by Alan Feuer

Senate Confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for D.C., by Traci Carl

No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel, by Vivian Wang

Why Even Basic Airline Seats Keep Getting More ‘Premium,’ by Amrita Khalid

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