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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump maintains Iran wants to make a deal, even though the Iranian government has said that any claim of peace talks is, quote, fake news. Today, Trump said Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are in dialogue with Iranian leadership. He says ongoing talks are why he's held off bombing Iranian power plants.
We're roaming free. We can do whatever we want. And as you know, today we're going to have the privilege of shooting down a very big electric generation plant, one of the biggest in the world, and one shot to the right location ends the plant, it collapses.
Trump spoke at length about the Iran war at Mark Wayne Mullen's swearing-in ceremony as the new Secretary of Homeland Security.
I do solemnly swear.
Mark Wayne Mullen.
Mark Wayne Mullen.
That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
I'll support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
U.S.
Attorney General Pam Bondi administering the oath. Trump nominated Mullen after he fired Kristi Noem from the top DHS post following accusations of mismanagement and improper conduct, which Noem denies. A series of administration policy decisions are ratcheting up the pressure on farmers in the United States. And Pierce Daniel Kurtzleben reports rural area residents tend to support the president, but these challenges may test their patience.
The war in Iran and the resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz have spiked the costs of nitrogen fertilizer and fuel. All of that comes after deportations thinned out the agricultural labor force and tariffs both pushed input prices higher and disrupted normal trading relationships. Illinois farmer Dave O'Brien is fed up with the Trump administration's messaging.
It bothers me with these statements about, well, there's going to be a little hurt to be spread around, but that'll all get better. That's almost an insult. We're supposed to take it in the ribs, but I guarantee you'll get it better.
In a statement to NPR, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said President Trump is, quote, looking at every potential option to lower fertilizer prices. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
The NTSB says vehicle involved in a collision with a plane landing at LaGuardia Airport did not have equipment to show its location. Two pilots were killed in Sunday's crash. Dozens of people have injured. NPR's Steve Kastenbaum has more.
Investigators zeroed in on what the people in LaGuardia's control tower could see on their screens before the crash.
ASDX is a runway safety system which allows air traffic controllers to track surface movement of aircraft and vehicles.
But NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the controllers couldn't see information about the fire truck's exact location.
So in this case, that vehicle did not have a transponder.
It's not clear whether different controllers were talking to the pilot and the driver of the fire truck Sunday night.
There were two people in the cab, two people in the tower cab.
Investigators are set to interview the controllers soon. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
You're listening to NPR News. Latest update on the war in Iran. A U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly has confirmed with NPR's Tom Bowman that the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and members of his headquarter staff will deploy to the Middle East as the White House and Pentagon weigh sending troops from the 82nd Airborne Division. Outside the U.S. Supreme Court, there was a small group that gathered in solidarity with asylum seekers inside. Justices heard arguments over the president's power. To limit asylum processing, the administration is seeking to revive a policy called metering that allows federal immigration agents to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border when the crossing is deemed overburdened.
The head of NASA says the agency is going to pause its effort to build a small orbiting space station around the moon. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce has more.
Since private astronaut and wealthy entrepreneur Jared Isaacman became NASA's administrator a few months ago, he's been shaking up its Artemis moon program.
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