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He is an influential figure in politics.

Clyburn is credited with helping Joe Biden's presidential campaign with a 2020 endorsement.

The lawmaker turns 86 years old this summer.

He is one of the oldest members in Congress, surpassed by 88-year-old Republican Representative Hal Rogers of Kentucky and 92-year-old Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa.

A strong El Nino weather pattern could be on the way this summer.

NPR's Rebecca Hersha reports that would drive up global temperatures in the second half of this year.

Major market indices are down roughly 1% this hour, with the Dow down 500 points.

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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

U.S.

officials are dissatisfied with Israel's strikes on Iranian oil facilities over the weekend, sources tell NPR.

It is the first time in the war Israel has openly attacked civilian industrial infrastructure in Iran.

NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv.

Today, the State Department held a flag ceremony in observance of U.S.

hostage and wrongful detainee day.

Secretary Marco Rubio opened his remarks with a somber reminder that in waging war against Iran, the U.S.

is targeting the world's leading hostage taker.

Independent researchers are suing the Departments of State and Homeland Security over a policy to deny visas to or deport non-citizens who work on or study certain things, namely online trust and safety, fact-checking, and other activities that the administration deems censorship.

NPR's Shannon Bond reports a lawsuit alleges the administration is chilling free speech.

Anthropics suing the administration for alleged retaliation over the company's position on artificial intelligence security, and it filed two federal lawsuits today.