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NPR News: 06-04-2026 2PM EDT

04 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

1.28 - 3.984 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

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Chapter 2: What recent actions have been taken to end the war with Iran?

4.684 - 16.821 Lakshmi Singh

A bipartisan majority in the Republican-led House has voted to end the war with Iran. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports this was the clearest rebuke yet of President Trump's handling of the conflict.

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16.841 - 27.314 Gregory Meeks

New York Democrat Gregory Meeks helped force the vote to end the Iran war that's now 90 days in. He thanked Republicans who joined Democrats to get the war powers resolution over the finish line.

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27.334 - 34.253 Unknown

We're at the point where you have to put people, the American people, over politics.

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34.273 - 42.333 Gregory Meeks

One of those Republicans, Pennsylvania's Brian Fitzpatrick, argued once a conflict passed the 60-day mark, it violated the War Powers Act.

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42.674 - 51.225 Unknown

I follow the law. People have a hard time being consistent around here. They apply different rules to different presidents, different wars, different eras. The law is the law.

51.365 - 59.788 Gregory Meeks

For now, the vote remains symbolic. Even if it were to pass in the Senate too, Trump would be able to veto it. Claudia de Salis, NPR News, the Capitol.

59.954 - 79.52 Lakshmi Singh

John Bolton, once the National Security Advisor in President Trump's first term before becoming an outspoken critic, has reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents, this according to a person familiar with the matter. A major gun control group is suing the federal government over its refusal to hand over records.

80 - 87.43 Lakshmi Singh

The group wants information that shows who are the largest sellers of guns using crime in the U.S. More from NPR's Jacqueline Diaz.

87.41 - 107.983 Jacqueline Diaz

The gun control group Brady is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Justice Department. Brady is demanding the federal government release information tied to something called Demand Letter 2s. These are letters ATF sends to gun dealers and other sellers who have been identified as selling a lot of guns recovered at crime scenes.

Chapter 3: What legal issues is John Bolton currently facing?

295.499 - 304.138 Unknown

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