Janine Herbst

And on Wall Street, the Dow was down 403 points by the close, but earlier in the day it was down around 1,200 points, the Nasdaq down 232, S&P 500 down 64.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

As the war in Iran continues for a fourth day, the death toll for U.S.

forces is rising.

The Pentagon says six service members have been killed.

Meanwhile, President Trump's reasons for attacking Iran continue to shift.

NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports he now says it was proactive.

Today's the last day of voting for primary contests in Texas and North Carolina.

Both states have expensive and closely watched Senate races.

And here's Ashley Lopez reports.

Voters in Arkansas are also holding primary elections today.

World oil prices rose once again today as the war with Iran weighs on energy and financial markets.

NPR Scott Horsley reports.

Wall Street lower by the close, the Dow down 403 points.

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee over his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

At a Senate hearing last month, he acknowledged visiting Epstein's island in 2012 after saying he ended their relationship after Epstein was convicted of soliciting money.

an underage prostitute.

The information came to light in the Justice Department's latest release of Epstein files.