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Morning news brief
U.S.-Israel strikes continue as Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz, Trump ran on lower gas prices, but the Iran war challenges that, probe points to U.S. being at fault for Iran school strike.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley talks about why he switched his party affiliation
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Kevin Kiley of California about changing his political party affiliation from Republican to Independent.
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DOJ's program to restore gun rights to felons raises questions about transparency
The Department of Justice has quietly restarted a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One name on the list is raising questions about transparency.
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Trump ran on lowering gas prices. The war with Iran is challenging that promise
President Trump made lowering gas prices the centerpiece of his affordability agenda. He now faces the political perils of the war with Iran, as Middle East energy infrastructure is disrupted.
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How the release of 400 million barrels of oil will affect the global energy market
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with energy analyst John Kilduff about the global release of more than 400 million barrels of oil, and its impact on global energy markets and U.S. gas prices.
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Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE
While cities in blue states like Minnesota and California resist ICE enforcement, some Democrat-led cities in red states, like Austin, Texas, are in a heated debate over how to respond.
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To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab
A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.
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Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says
Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
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Morning news brief
U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff.
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U.S. strikes across Iran intensify as residential buildings are not spared
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would bring the most intense strikes across Iran. And residential buildings are not being spared in Tehran.
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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton on Trump's Iran goals
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran.
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Three prosecutors in New Jersey U.S. attorney's office were appointed illegally
A judge ruled that three prosecutors were illegally appointed to run the U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, constitutional scholar and law professor.
