NPR News: 06-24-2026 6PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
What did Senator Bill Cassidy reveal about President Trump's behavior?
Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy says President Trump attempted to bully him during a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill today. He told NPR's Eric McDaniel Trump was frustrated about a resolution passed by Congress yesterday. that calls on Trump to remove U.S. forces from the Iran war.
President Trump recently backed a successful primary challenge against Bill Cassidy. And as a lame duck, Cassidy has been less restrained with the war in Iran, for example.
It's not going as well as we're being told, at which point...
How are U.S. and Iranian negotiations impacting the situation in Lebanon?
I think the president said something negative about me. I proceeded as attempting to bully me from asking a question that I think the American people need to know. And I'm not going to be bullied when I feel like I'm asking a question the American people need to know. And so at that point, it began to escalate.
What political shift occurred in New York City elections?
Ahead of this meeting, the president repeatedly disrupted Republicans' agenda by blocking the confirmation of his own pick for intelligence chief and abruptly refusing to sign affordable housing legislation. Eric McDaniel, NPR News, the Capitol.
Lebanon's military could retake territory Israel now controls in their country. In a pilot plan being discussed during talks in Washington, D.C., Israel seized the land in southern Lebanon during fighting with Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants.
How did an earthquake in California affect local communities?
Hezbollah is not part of the talks now in their second day, as NPR's Kerry Khan reports.
The talks in Washington are going on at the same time U.S. and Iranian delegations continue negotiating a preliminary memorandum of understanding to end the war in Iran.
What settlement did the Trump administration reach with Chemors regarding PFAS chemicals?
Those main talks in Switzerland were nearly derailed over the current fighting in Lebanon and Israel's refusal to withdraw from Lebanon. A shaky ceasefire remains in place between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants, but neither of the two sides are present in the Switzerland talks. A person familiar with the details of the Washington negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to speak freely tells NPR the plan to replace Israeli troops with Lebanon's own military would start small and not involve a significant Israeli withdrawal. Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Three congressional candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani won big in New York City last night. The trio of wins, two by Democratic Socialists, signals a shift to the left for the party.
How has China's supercomputer surpassed its U.S. rivals?
The mayor told All Things Considered that the results show Democrats want a new kind of politics.
We've been told every time we take a step forward for working people that this will now become the new face of the Democratic Party. I think it's time that it does, because for far too long, we haven't been able to answer what we're fighting for, only who we're fighting. And now we have the answer.
A rural area of northern California has experienced its strongest earthquake since 1940, but it caused only mild shaking with no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the magnitude 5.6 quake was about 140 miles northeast of San Francisco. It was felt widely, including the fishing city of Fort Bragg. This is NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration has reached a settlement with chemical giant Chemors over illegal discharges of forever chemicals used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve claims against a manufacturer of PFAS chemicals. The company will mitigate PFAS pollution in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey.
The company has also agreed to supply clean drinking water. Soccer fans from Scotland are in Miami today for a game against Brazil. NPR's William Jones reports the matchup will determine their World Cup destiny.
Several bar owners in Boston confirmed their beer supplies ran dry during Scotland's World Cup games in the city. Their fans, known as the Tartan Army, have now descended on South Beach.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What did Senator Bill Cassidy reveal about President Trump's behavior?
0:03–0:33
3
How are U.S. and Iranian negotiations impacting the situation in Lebanon?
0:33–0:48
4
What political shift occurred in New York City elections?
0:48–1:13
5
How did an earthquake in California affect local communities?
1:13–1:27
6
What settlement did the Trump administration reach with Chemors regarding PFAS chemicals?
1:27–2:15
7
How has China's supercomputer surpassed its U.S. rivals?
2:15–5:02