Windsor Johnston

The price of gasoline jumped another five cents overnight, pushing the national average to $3.25 a gallon.

AAA says prices have climbed about 25 cents since the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran six days ago.

That's roughly 15 cents higher than this time last year.

I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

President Trump is defending recent U.S.

airstrikes on Iran, saying they were necessary to stop what he describes as a dangerous and destabilizing regime.

The administration says Iran's ballistic missile program and naval fleet has been devastated.

It also says American and Israeli warplanes could soon gain total control over Iranian airspace.

Iran has been carrying out retaliatory missile and drone strikes across parts of the Middle East, targeting allied sites in several Gulf countries.

The Trump administration says it's arranging military and charter flights for Americans stranded in the Middle East.

The White House says it's also updated its information line.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports thousands of U.S.

citizens are frustrated the government isn't doing more to help facilitate evacuations.

The Senate is preparing to vote on a war powers resolution that would limit President Trump's ability to continue military action against Iran.

The measure would require congressional approval for further U.S.

involvement in the conflict.

President Trump says he will soon make an endorsement in the GOP Texas Senate primary.

Long-serving incumbent John Cornyn is headed for a runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

NPR's Stephen Fowler reports.