Vic Fazio, a 20-year congressional Democrat from California, rose to become an influential party leader in the House. He was 79.

The Department of Justice said the settlement "does not amount to an admission of fault by the United States" in its statement.

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom U.S. prosecutors accused in recent years of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers, can appeal the extradition decision.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat.