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What updates did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide about U.S. military readiness?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military remains at the ready if a peace deal with Iran is not reached.
We are locked and loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, on your remaining power generation, and on your energy industry. We'd rather not have to do it. But we're ready to go at the command of our president and at the push of a button.
Greg Spath speaking Thursday alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Kaine at a Pentagon press briefing. His remarks came on the same day President Trump announced a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which has raised hopes for an end to the war in Iran. Trump said the next meeting between the U.S. and Iran may take place this weekend.
President Trump is due in Phoenix later today. He is to attend an event with a conservative political group, Turning Point USA. Trump spent the night in Las Vegas where he sought to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year as he seeks to focus on economic issues ahead of November's midterm elections.
Federal investigators are looking into allegations against former Congressman Eric Swalwell. The swift downfall for the California Democrat followed media reports last week in which multiple women accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Tim Pierce, Jacqueline Diaz reports.
A source familiar confirmed to NPR that the Justice Department is investigating former California Representative Eric Swalwell. No other details were immediately available. This comes on top of two other investigations now happening in district attorney's offices in Los Angeles and New York. The Democrat dropped his bid for California governor and resigned from Congress this week.
Multiple women have come forward in recent days accusing Swalwell of misconduct, ranging from non-consensual sexual advances to rape. Swalwell says he has made mistakes but strongly denies the most serious allegations. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
The Artemis II astronauts say they still have not been fully processing the emotional impact of their trip around the moon. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce was among the reporters who spoke to the crew in Houston.
The commander of the mission, NASA astronaut Reed Wiseman, says the week since their splashdown in the Pacific Ocean has been super busy.
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