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Rutte has been called a Trump whisperer, but he's struggling to keep Trump engaged in NATO.

He has praised Trump for his successes in the war and for boosting defense spending, but he still insists NATO will not join the war.

As President Trump tries to navigate a ceasefire with Iran, his handling of the war is drawing criticism and some praise among citizens here at home.

NPR's Frank Lankvitt reports from Asheville, North Carolina.

The returning Artemis II astronauts are getting ready for one of the most risky parts of their moon mission —

NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports that tomorrow evening, their capsule will punch through the Earth's atmosphere, going nearly 24,000 miles an hour.

U.S.

stocks rose today even though oil prices did too.

The national average for a gallon of regular gas is $4.17.

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Pro-Iran groups are using AI to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S.

and Israel.

The videos often come in the form of cartoons that lambast U.S.

officials.

They appear to be coming from groups linked to the government in Tehran and are part of a strategy of leveraging its limited resources to inflict damage on the U.S.

The federal agency that supports the nation's libraries is now guaranteed to be able to continue its congressionally mandated work.

NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the Institute of Museum and Library Services is protected owing to a settlement agreement reached today.

between the U.S.

Department of Justice and the American Library Association, along with workers' union that fought to preserve it.

The Masters golf tournament began this morning at Augusta National in Georgia.