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An official briefed on Israel's strategy for the talks described Tuesday's meeting as "preparatory" and aimed at laying out a framework for future negotiations.
2 local TV giants merged. Then a court stepped in
Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.
Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is responsible for a huge share of intel collected by the U.S. Lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are worried it enables warrantless spying on U.S. citizens.
U.K. inquiry lays bare 'catastrophic' missed chances before stabbings at dance class
An inquiry found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation.
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In the U.S.-Iran showdown in the Gulf, the question is: Who can hold out longer? Both countries are now blocking oil exports through the critical Strait of Hormuz.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a member of House Ethics Committee, talks about the resignations of Congressmen Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales.
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Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales are stepping down amid misconduct allegations, the U.S. and Iran are both blocking oil exports, Trump deletes controversial post amid row with pope.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with SCOTUSblog editor and author Sarah Isgur about "The Last Branch Standing," her new book on the Supreme Court.
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Americans with ties to Iran open up about the challenges and tensions around the fragile ceasefire.
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The incoming prime minister of Hungary is no fan of Ukraine, but he says he wants to work with the European Union, raising hopes he'll lift a Hungarian veto on a $100 billion EU loan to Kyiv.
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With shipments through the Strait of Hormuz stalled after the Iran war began, fertilizer shortages are deepening across India.
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We remember former Morning Edition producer Brian Jarboe who died Monday.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with former chief White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter about the planned resignations of Congressmen Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales and the ethics behind them.
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Months after removing the Pride flag from the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, the Trump administration is allowing the flag to fly once again at Stonewall National Monument.
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Republicans have been banking on a big tax refund season as part of their Big Beautiful Bill Act. But even with bigger refunds, few Americans believe the tax changes benefit them.