Amna Nawaz:

We start the day’s other headlines in Washington, D.C.

A federal judge briefly extended White House access for three news outlets until a final ruling on President Trump’s press ban is reached. Attorneys for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico returned to court today as the judge’s initial restraining order against the ban was set to expire.

The president barred the three organizations last month, complaining that their coverage was unfavorable to his administration. Outside the courthouse, a lawyer for the outlets said he expects a ruling by next week.

Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Attorney For Media Outlets:

We believe that President Trump’s ban on the free press violates the First Amendment and the due process clause, and it’s an effort to deprive the American public of information about their government.

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We should note PBS News is one of over 70 news organizations that signed an amicus brief in support of the preliminary injunction.

Separately, the Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, accusing the tech giant of abusing the system. The program allows employers to sponsor H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.

This morning, Vice President J.D. Vance announced the suspension, which also includes Adobe and several large I.T. outsourcing firms.

J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States: Our message to Microsoft is, you’re a great American company, but you have got to hire great American workers.

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In a statement, Microsoft clarified that the vast majority of applications are for existing employees, not to hire new people, adding — quote — “Microsoft only files H-1B petitions for those who meet the rigorous standards of this visa category.”

Also today:

Man:

The National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Satya Nadella of the Microsoft Corporation.

Amna Nawaz:

Microsoft’s CEO was awarded one of the nation’s highest science and technology awards by President Trump. Satya Nadella was one of several immigrant tech leaders to be honored alongside Elon Musk and Google’s Sergey Brin.

At the same ceremony, Trump himself was presented with the framed National Medal of Science that was awarded to his late uncle back in the 1980s. John G. Trump was an electrical engineer and longtime MIT professor.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally home after a record-setting deployment in support of the Iran war. Sailors lined the aircraft carrier’s deck as it docked in San Diego earlier today. Family members and loved ones cheered its arrival from shore.

The Lincoln’s return marks the end of a turbulent deployment, which included more than 260 uninterrupted days at sea, a modern record. During that time, reports emerged of stress among the crew and poor living conditions.

In Ukraine, authorities say a Russian-guided bomb killed at least 33 people on public buses in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Footage from the scene shows a burned-out vehicle and bodies in the street from one of the deadliest single attacks this year.

Also today:

Ed Miliband, British Foreign Secretary:

We are announcing more sanctions on Russia, on the war machine of Putin.

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British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband joined Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the site of a separate strike, saying the U.K. would step up its pressure on Russia.

And, in Portugal today, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the war had reached a dangerous phase.

Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State: Stalemates only end one of two ways. Number one, you have a negotiated settlement, one in which each side have to give up something in order to get peace. The other way that stalemates end is through escalation. One side or the other or both escalate what they are doing in order to try to break the other side and break the stalemate.

Amna Nawaz:

In the meantime, President Zelenskyy says his mediators plan to visit the U.S. in the coming days for further talks. He is urging the Trump administration to put more pressure on Russia to end the war.

Democrats in Congress say they want U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to address a report that she asked a Trump donor to pay off her $100,000 credit card bill. According to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Guilfoyle offered conservative media personality Eric Deters access to top administration officials in exchange for the funds.

This is said to have happened days before her Senate confirmation hearing last year. In a statement provided to the “News Hour,” Congressman Robert Garcia said it — quote — “would be a brazen abuse of power and a stunning addition to Guilfoyle’s existing record of scandal and corruption.” Guilfoyle’s lawyers deny The Journal’s reporting.

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson is this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The committee cited her bold and inventive works for creating what it called new forms of contemporary literature. One of her best-known works is “Autobiography of Red,” which turns a piece of Greek poetry into a tale of a teen love affair.

The Nobel Prize team posted this photo of her learning about the win, which she later described as insane. When asked how she would celebrate, Carson said she’s going out for a walk in the woods to avoid the phone, and as she put it, hear the quiet.

On Wall Street today, stocks ended mixed after the latest rise in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average managed a slight gain of about 50 points. The Nasdaq dropped 1.25 percent. The S&P 500 also closed lower.

And four astronauts returned to Earth today after nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station.

Woman:

Splashdown. On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home, Crew-12.

Woman:

We are we are so excited to be back on planet Earth after an incredible mission on the International Space Station.

Amna Nawaz:

The team of American, French, and Russian astronauts touched down off the coast of California this morning. They had been dispatched to the station in February after an astronaut on the previous mission was evacuated for medical reasons. Capsule repairs then briefly delayed their return. Seven astronauts remain on board the station.

And from NASA present to past. Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who helped NASA land on the moon, has died. As a young mathematician at MIT, Hamilton was the first female programmer to work on the Apollo project in the 1960s. She went on to lead the 100-person team that wrote software for the moon mission.

In recent years, a 1969 photograph of the 5’4” Hamilton standing next to the printed code for the lunar landing went viral on social media. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Hamilton the Medal of Freedom, saying her work — quote — “set the foundation for modern software engineering.” Her death was announced yesterday by MIT. Margaret Hamilton was 90 years old.