NPR News: 06-23-2026 12AM EDT
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Vice President J.D. Vance is giving a positive review of his talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland.
This is laying a foundation for what could be a truly transformed Middle East. But we haven't built a house yet.
What progress has been made in the Iran negotiations?
We're going to have to keep on building and that's what we'll do.
Fans speaking to reporters before leaving Switzerland Monday, saying the negotiations created a good foundation for a successful deal. Fans claim progress on multiple fronts, from ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open, to Iran agreeing to allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country, similar to the deal reached during the Obama administration that President Trump rejected. Iran's foreign ministry says Iran has made no new nuclear commitments. The Senate passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades. NPR's Stephen Pazza says the 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed with bipartisan support.
Before passing 85 to 5, the bill's co-sponsor, Republican Senator Tim Scott, said the bill is meant to boost the country's housing supply.
When you put more housing supply on the market, more people have a chance to become a first-time homebuyer.
The bill does not order the construction of new homes. That's up to the private sector. Instead, Scott says the legislation is meant to encourage home builders by reforming parts of the permitting process. When you cut red tape, you actually reduce the cost of housing. The bill also bans institutional investors from buying up large numbers of single-family homes. It now heads to the House of Representatives. Stephen Passaha, NPR News.
At the White House, President Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for investment in quantum technology and science. NPR's Katie Riddle reports.
Many experts say quantum computing and technology could transform science and industry, affecting everything from drug discovery to national defense. The executive order seeks to spur development of a strong workforce of quantum scientists, among other things. Some experts express skepticism, however, given the administration's recent effort to cancel or suspend billions of dollars in science funding through federal agencies. Computer scientist Scott Aronson at the University of Texas said in an email... that he hopes some of the new funds will go toward, quote, basic, curiosity-driven academic research. He added that this is the kind of long-term investment that led to the idea of quantum computing in the first place.
Katie Riddle, NPR News.
A federal judge has halted Trump administration efforts to subpoena Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. In an order unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schultz called the attempt an effort to harass and retaliate against Walls and other state officials for not assisting the federal government with enforcing immigration law. The subpoenas were issued during that huge immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Walls calls the ruling a victory for the rule of law. And you're listening to NPR News. The police chief in Canada's second largest city says Monday's shootout to Montreal marked the first time an officer has been killed in the line of duty in more than 20 years there. Authorities say a civilian also died and another police officer is in stable condition.
The chief says police, responding to an emergency call at a Hilton hotel, were targeted with gunfire. He says a suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire. Severe wildfires have increased dramatically over the last four decades in California. That's according to a new study that shows climate change is playing a role. NPR's Lauren Summer reports.
In the 1980s the majority of wildfires in California were low or moderate intensity. Those are the fires that the state's forests are adapted to. They clear out overgrown brush and don't kill the trees.
How does the new housing affordability bill aim to impact homebuyers?
But over the last 40 years extreme wildfire activity has grown rapidly. That's according to a study from researchers at UCLA and Stanford University. Severe fires are now the most common because the atmosphere is hotter, drying out the vegetation, and because forests are denser.
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