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Chapter 1: What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Israel and Lebanon?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reduce his country's attacks on Lebanon. Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he made the request in a call yesterday. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
President Trump told NBC that, quote, I spoke with Bibi and he's going to low key it. I just think we have to be sort of a little more low key, unquote. After a ceasefire was announced on Tuesday between the U.S. and Iran, Israel continued attacking Lebanon, where the Iran backed group Hezbollah is based.
There has been disagreement among the countries involved in the ceasefire as to whether attacks on Lebanon are a part of that agreement. Trump posted on social media late Wednesday night that U.S. military personnel will remain in and around Iran until there's a, quote, real agreement. Vice President J.D. Vance will lead a delegation to Pakistan for Saturday peace talks.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Energy traffic in the Middle East remains snarled despite a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. NPR's Scott Horsley has more on the ripple effects here at home.
Crude oil prices rose as a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran failed to provide much relief for bottleneck tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. AAA says retail gasoline prices showed little change overnight, hovering around $4.16 a gallon. Diesel prices rose about $0.02 a gallon.
High gasoline prices are expected to push the government's cost of living measure up when March inflation numbers are released tomorrow. Even before the war, prices were climbing faster than the Federal Reserve would like. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew more slowly in the final months of 2025 than earlier reports had indicated.
A final tally says GDP grew at an annual rate of just half a percent in October, November, and December. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
The number of babies born in the U.S. dropped again last year, according to preliminary data from the CDC. And as NPR's Brian Mann reports, immigration into the U.S. is also plunging.
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Chapter 2: How are the current oil prices affected by geopolitical tensions?
For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
A minor league baseball team in New Hampshire scored eight runs in the second inning before getting its first hit of the game. The Fishercats benefited from eight walks, four wild pitches, two hit batters, and a sacrifice fly before finally getting a base hit. Their opponent was the Portland Seadogs. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
On the latest episode of Newsmakers, Jamie Dimon predicts AI could give us a three-day work week.
If you look at the history of developed nations, we went from working six and a half days a week to five days a week, 12 hours a day, eight hours a day. I do think there's a good chance to be three and a half days a week and many years of living wonderful lives.
Jamie Dimon on Newsmakers, our new podcast with NPR's biggest interviews.
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