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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump did not signal that he's in a hurry to end the war in Iran today. Speaking at length to reporters in the Oval Office, he was not forthcoming about the status of talks. When asked about gas prices, he emphasized stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
A reporter pointed out that Iran is stubborn and the talks seem like they're stalled, then asked if the president is feeling antsy to break the ceasefire. Trump demurred.
I don't know what stubborn is because really nobody knows what the talks are except myself and a couple of other people. They want to make a deal badly.
When asked about gas prices, Trump said Iran won't have a nuclear weapon and that prices will decline when the war is over. He says that'll happen fast. Industry experts say otherwise. Oil prices briefly hit a four-year high before the end of the day. According to AAA, the average gas price is $4.30 per gallon. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
President Trump has signed a bill ending the record-long shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. The measure excludes money for ICE and parts of Border Patrol. As NPR's Sam Greenglass reports, it caps two and a half months of bitter debate over deportation and immigration enforcement tactics that resulted in the deaths of two people in Minneapolis.
Funding for DHS was first caught up in debate between Republicans and Democrats over funding for two of its agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Senate Republicans struck a deal with Democrats, blessed by the White House to separate ICE and Border Patrol. so funding could flow again to other agencies like TSA and the Coast Guard. But when that measure reached the House, it sat for a month amid disagreements within the GOP. The House finally acted as money that Trump was using to keep paychecks flowing to many DHS workers was set to run out. Republicans are advancing a separate measure to fund ICE and Border Patrol using a maneuver Democrats can't block.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The Christian summer camp in Texas, where 25 campers and two counselors died during catastrophic flooding last July, will not reopen this summer. Kaylee Hunt from Member Station KUT reports.
Camp Mystic says it has withdrawn its application to renew its operating license for the 2026 summer camp season. The camp was previously notified by state health officials that its license to operate might not be renewed unless it made major revisions to its emergency plan. In a statement, the camp says, Camp Mystic is still under investigation by state health officials for complaints made against the camp last summer. More than a dozen families are also suing the camp and its leaders, alleging negligent behavior leading up to and during the 4th of July flood. For NPR News, I'm Kaylee Hunt in Austin.
And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. President Trump says he's nominating radiologist and Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Sapphire for Surgeon General after Dr. Casey Means' path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines. Trump posted that Sapphire is a, quote, star physician who spent her career guiding women facing breast cancer through their diagnosis and treatment. The country has a new number one song. It comes from Olivia Rodrigo. NPR's Stephen Thompson has more.
Drop Dead is the first single from Olivia Rodrigo's forthcoming album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. This week, the song debuts at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart.
The most alive I've ever been. Kiss me and I might drop dead.
Drop Dead is Rodrigo's fourth single to debut at number one, and the singer did everything in her power to propel the song to the top of the charts in its first week. She gave a surprise performance of the song at Coachella and released Drop Dead in six different forms, including several remixes.
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