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Chapter 1: What recent developments are happening in U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. President Trump is continuing to discuss the Iran preliminary agreement and other pressing issues with G7 leaders in eastern France. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Trump had some strong words for the Israeli prime minister.
President Trump says the next phase of negotiations should be easier than the first round that led to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. But Trump also said the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, needs to dial down the aggression in Lebanon.
I've had a great relationship with Bibi, but now Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.
Tension has been high between Trump and Netanyahu over Israel's aggression toward the Iran-backed militant group. Trump has complained that the strikes are hurting the efforts to strike a peace deal with Iran. Trump said if Israel can't do the job, then Syria should take over the fight against Hezbollah. Franco, Ordonez, NPR News, Evian, France.
Vice President J.D. Vance went on ABC talk show The View today to promote his new book. The show's six hosts peppered him with tough questions about the administration's policies, as well as about how his faith squares with those policies. Vance was interviewed for most of the hour-long show. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
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Chapter 2: How did Vice President J.D. Vance address criticism on The View?
Host Ana Navarro asked Vance about Trump's recent comment that he, quote, loves the inflation.
What he said, Ana, what he said is that he loves the fact that the inflation is going to come down when this war is over. That's what he said.
The hosts were broadly critical of the administration and also asked Vance about the Epstein files and the Trump administration's deportation tactics. Vance's new book is called Communion, Finding My Way Back to Faith, and is about his conversion as an adult to Catholicism. While many politicians write books as preludes to presidential runs, Vance has not yet declared his 2028 intentions.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
The slump in the housing market continues. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest home construction numbers from the Commerce Department.
Homebuilders broke ground on almost 16 percent fewer homes in May than they did the month before. Most of that slowdown was in apartment construction. The drop in single-family starts was less than 2 percent. Building permits, which are seen as a guide to future construction, were down less than 1 percent.
A survey by the National Association of Homebuilders shows builders' confidence remains weak. Rising mortgage rates are not helping with the housing slump.
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Chapter 3: What are the latest trends in the housing market?
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration is moving two of the major responsibilities out of the education department as part of its plan to dismantle it. The work of safeguarding civil rights will go to the Department of Justice, and the office that supervises programs for students with disabilities will go to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Disability rights advocates had fought that move, warning that it could mean less federal oversight of states and fewer students receiving services. This is NPR News in Washington. The new U.S. central chair, Reserve Bank chief Kevin Warsh is holding his first meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve today and tomorrow.
The board is widely expected to keep interest rates steady in response to climbing inflation and an uncertain global economic outlook. Warsh's leadership is being closely watched. The Fed is designed to be insulated from political interference, but President Trump has repeatedly challenged that, angry that the Fed has not slashed interest rates.
A new study provides more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines may also protect the heart. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
A growing body of evidence indicates that the COVID shots may do more than just protect people against the coronavirus. The vaccines may also protect against heart attacks and strokes. In the new study, researchers followed more than one million veterans who got vaccinated in 2024, including about a third who got a COVID shot.
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Chapter 4: How is the Trump administration restructuring the education department?
In a paper published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, The researchers report that those who got a COVID vaccine were about 38 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke after a COVID infection in the next eight months. Rob Stein, NPR News.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber and a Wizard of Oz witch hat are among the Hollywood treasures going up for auction next month. Heritage Auctions announced today that the lot includes the lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back, which is expected to fetch at least a million dollars.
Chapter 5: What does the new study reveal about COVID-19 vaccines and heart health?
Other items for sale? Hoverboards from Back to the Future 2, rugs from The Big Lebowski, and John Lennon's handwritten lyrics. It's NPR News in Washington. I'm Libby Casey.
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Chapter 6: What Hollywood memorabilia is going up for auction soon?
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