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NPR's Mary Louise speaks with journalist Ronan Farrow about his article in The New Yorker describing how the Israeli company Black Cube was by hired Trump aides to try and dig up dirt on former Obama officials to discredit the Iran deal.

Obama foreign policy adviser Colin Kahl was reportedly targeted by the Israeli company Black Cube: "It's especially awful that they not only went after me, but that they went after my family."

After nearly six years as Washington bureau chief for The Economist, David Rennie is headed off for another assignment. He talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his impressions of the U.S., and how it's changed in his tenure.

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.

"This is not the time for sightseeing," the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency says. Some 35 structures have been destroyed by lava from 10 active fissures. Officials are also warning of toxic gases.

North, infamous for his involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal, will leave Fox News and become the group's president within a few weeks, the National Rifle Association said in a statement.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Iran deal can help avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — one that would also include Saudi Arabia.

Also: Reports allege an Israeli firm sought damaging information on U.S. supporters of the Iran nuclear deal; Hawaiian volcanic lava destroys more homes; and Mrs. Trump lays out her policy agenda.

Republicans have been worried about keeping the House in 2018. Now those fears have spread to the Senate. Democrats are raising more money and going on offense in places like Tennessee.

Haspel is the first woman nominated for the CIA's top job. Her covert career and links to waterboarding will likely make for an unusual Senate confirmation hearing with an uncertain outcome.