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What important update did President Trump announce regarding Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corova Coleman. President Trump says the U.S. could be ending its Iran offensive in two to three weeks. The White House has announced the president will speak to the nation tonight. NPR's Mara Liason has more.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says the president will give the country an important update on Iran. The televised address comes a day after Trump reversed himself, dropping his demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He had threatened to, quote, completely obliterate Iran's civilian electric plants, oil wells, and desalinization plants if Iran didn't open the Strait shortly.
What implications does Trump's NATO withdrawal consideration have?
But now he says the U.S. will be leaving Iran very soon, and if other countries want to get oil through the Strait, they can, quote, fend for themselves. Trump says, we're not going to have anything to do with it. With gas prices in the U.S. breaking $4 a gallon, the president seems eager to find a way to end the war, even if many of his political objectives, including unconditional surrender, have not been met. Mara Liason, NPR News.
Meanwhile, in an interview published today by the British newspaper The Telegraph, Trump says he is considering pulling the U.S.
How is the stock market reacting to the situation in Iran?
out of NATO. He described the Western military alliance as a, quote, paper tiger. Investors are hoping for an end to the war in Iran. The major stock indexes all gained well over 2.5 percent at yesterday's close, and PR's Maria Aspin says investors have been spooked this past March.
They've spent the month worried about how badly the war and its shock to oil prices will damage the wider economy. But even after the one-day rally, U.S. stocks ended the month in the red. The Dow broke a 10-month winning streak, and the benchmark S&P 500 had its worst month since 2022.
NPR's Maria Aspin reporting. The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case about birthright citizenship. President Trump has signed an executive order attempting to end the constitutional right. He plans to attend oral arguments this morning.
What case regarding birthright citizenship is the Supreme Court hearing?
NPR's Adrienne Florido has more on the lead plaintiff in the case titled Trump v. Barbara.
Barbara is not her real name. The ACLU which filed the case used a pseudonym out of fear of retaliation from the Trump administration. Barbara came to the US from Honduras in 2024 and requested asylum. She's living in New Hampshire while her asylum case moves forward. She had a baby last year. If it hadn't been temporarily blocked by lower courts, President Trump's executive order would have denied the baby US citizenship. The order says at least one parent must be a citizen or legal permanent resident for their baby to be a citizen. The 14th Amendment has long guaranteed citizenship to babies born in the U.S. Researchers estimate that if the Supreme Court upholds the president's order, 250,000 babies born in the country each year will be denied citizenship.
Adrian Fledilo, NPR News.
On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are up. This is NPR.
What are the details of NASA's Artemis II moon mission?
It's the first day of April, but there are winter storm warnings and advisories for some of the northern plains and Great Lakes states. There's an ice storm warning for central and northern Wisconsin this morning. NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis II moon mission later today. The four-member crew includes the first black man and the first woman to fly on a lunar mission. But NPR's Katie Riddle reports that lately, NASA has not been talking much about these firsts.
When the crew was first announced a few years ago, NASA officials were proud to highlight these achievements. But that was before President Trump returned to office and signed executive actions targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across federal agencies. Since then, NASA has removed language from their website celebrating the crew's diversity. A.J. Link is from the group Black in Astro.
I think it's really important to explicitly highlight the inclusion of not just Black folks, but other marginalized folks that have been left out of the industry. And to back away from that or to erase that, I think is wrong.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What important update did President Trump announce regarding Iran?
0:00–0:36
2
What implications does Trump's NATO withdrawal consideration have?
0:36–1:08
3
How is the stock market reacting to the situation in Iran?
1:08–2:00
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What case regarding birthright citizenship is the Supreme Court hearing?
2:00–3:00
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What are the details of NASA's Artemis II moon mission?
3:00–4:12
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Which teams have qualified for this year's men's World Cup soccer tournament?
4:12–5:04