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What did the CIA report about the impact of U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. The White House is circulating a CIA statement finding that US airstrikes have destroyed Iranian nuclear sites. It's a revision of an earlier assessment that the bombing set back Iran's nuclear program but only a few months. President Trump took exception to that preliminary assessment. As NPR Stammer Keith reports.
The President has been quite defensive, saying that anyone who questioned the overwhelming success of Saturday's mission was unfairly maligning the pilots who carried it out. So when the media started reporting on that preliminary intelligence report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, he was not happy. The White House initially said it was a leak meant to undermine the president. Earlier today, Trump did acknowledge that this report exists, but he emphasized that it was very early and and that it didn't capture everything that he said he believes to be true about the effectiveness of the strikes.
How is NATO’s support for Ukraine being discussed at the Netherlands summit?
And priors to Ember Keefe. NATO says its commitment to Ukraine has not wavered, although President Zelensky had a smaller role at this week's summit in the Netherlands. As NPR's Eleanor Bearsley reports, Zelensky had been a central focus at previous NATO gatherings.
As one analyst put it, Zelensky had a fold-out chair at this summit, though NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta did announce $39 billion in European funding for Ukraine in the first half of this year.
In his press conference, President Trump changed the topic when a reporter asked why he hadn't stopped the war in Ukraine, though he did say Zelensky was extremely cordial in their meeting.
A federal grand jury in Colorado has indicted the Egyptian national who's accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at people in Boulder earlier this month. Colorado Public Radio's Allison Sherry has that story.
Mohamed Suleiman is charged with a dozen counts, mostly hate crimes, for allegedly throwing firebombs at people peacefully trying to raise awareness for Israeli hostages on a pedestrian mall. Federal prosecutors say he targeted the group because he perceived them to be Zionist and because of their quote national origin.
What are the charges and legal arguments in the Colorado Molotov‑cocktail case?
But in a court appearance last week, Suleiman's public defender says he targeted the group because of their politics. politics, not their national origin, and politics is not covered under the federal hate crime law. The man also faces state criminal charges and remains in custody. For NPR News, I'm Alison Sherry in Denver.
Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower, the Dow Jones Industrials fell 106 points, the Nasdaq gained sixty-one. U.S. futures are higher in after hours trading. This is NPR. A federal judge is blocking the Labor Department from shutting down the job core. Temporary restraining order cited the need for congressional approval in order to suspend the program. Job Corps offers free education and vocational training to help low Income youth find gainful employment.
Why is the Labor Department’s attempt to shut down Job Corps facing a federal injunction?
President Trump's budget director Russ Volt is defending the administration's request to claw back more than nine billion dollars in foreign aid and funding for public media. And Pierce Didger Walsh reports on the next steps in the Senate.
Senators from both parties press vote about the impact the administration's $1 billion cut for public media would have for emergency services and local news, especially in rural states. Chair Susan Collins says she shares the administration's concerns that some content is ideologically biased, but pointed out most of the money goes to local stations.
There are, however, more targeted approaches to addressing that bias at NPR. Then rescinding all of the funding for the corporation for public broadcasting.
The House narrowly approved the administration's request and the Senate has until July 18th to vote. If it fails to approve it, the administration must release the funds for the targeted programs.
How will the Trump administration’s $1 billion cut to public media affect NPR and local stations?
Deirdre Welsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
The dating app Bumble says it's laying off roughly 30 percent of its staff. or two hundred forty employees.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did the CIA report about the impact of U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites?
0:02–1:00
2
How is NATO’s support for Ukraine being discussed at the Netherlands summit?
1:00–2:29
3
What are the charges and legal arguments in the Colorado Molotov‑cocktail case?
2:29–3:18
4
Why is the Labor Department’s attempt to shut down Job Corps facing a federal injunction?
3:18–4:20
5
How will the Trump administration’s $1 billion cut to public media affect NPR and local stations?
4:20–4:39