NPR News: 07-22-2026 6AM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
What happened in the latest U.S.-Iran strikes and retaliatory attacks in the region?
The United States has launched another round of airstrikes on Iran overnight, while Tehran hit back against targets in the Gulf and Jordan. NPR's Jana Rapp reports the latest attacks come amid renewed efforts to revive a collapsed ceasefire between the two sides.
U.S. Central Command said targets overnight included aircraft hangars and drone storage sites. Iranian state media reported explosions in seven Iranian provinces and said U.S. attacks included a strike on an electrical installation close to a nuclear power plant. Iran said it attacked targets in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, countries with an extensive U.S. military presence. Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran... declared that a key Red Sea waterway, Bab al-Mundab, would be off-limits to Saudi Arabia. Oil prices rose again Wednesday, partly in response to the news. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.
The House has advanced a bill that would extend government funding until after the midterm elections, sending the package to the Senate. Six Democrats joined, with nearly all Republicans in support of the bill. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the upper chamber will act on the measure before leaving town for the August recess.
Republicans want to avoid a third government shutdown, this one coming just ahead of the midterm elections. Democrats have forced two record-breaking shutdowns since President Trump began his second term, the first over federal subsidies for health insurance plans and the second over funding for the president's immigration enforcement agenda after federal personnel killed Americans in Minnesota earlier this year. Leader Thune says he'll work on a different version of the funding extension in order to attract needed support from Senate Democrats. If that doesn't pan out, he has a plan to pass a funding extension on a party-line vote, avoiding the chamber's typical 60-vote threshold using a parliamentary quirk known as reconciliation.
Which strategic sites and countries were reported hit during the overnight exchanges?
Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.
New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani is calling on the federal government to enforce an international criminal court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city this fall.
My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the international criminal court's arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here. It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does. And I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.
The ICC issued the warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza. His office has rejected the comments calling the ICC a kangaroo court with no jurisdiction over Israel or the United States. Netanyahu is expected to visit the United Nations in September. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Senate committee is scheduled to vote this week on whether to advance President Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NPR's Ping Huang reports Dr. Erica Schwartz says she would take a different approach to public health.
In her recent confirmation hearing, Schwartz said she would change how the CDC communicates with people.
I want to be the CDC director for all Americans. I don't want to be a paternalistic CDC director.
Schwartz said she wanted to serve both Americans that believe in vaccines and those that have concerns. It taps into a debate over how to build public trust after the challenges of the COVID pandemic. Jessica Steyer founded the health communications company Unbiased Science.
It's no longer just about being the smartest person in the room or being the expert. That means nothing if people won't listen to you.
Steyer says public health has data and good intentions, but needs to be more relatable to people.
Ping Huang, NPR News. The Trump administration has announced that it's withholding more than a billion dollars in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as it investigates suspected fraud.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:05
2
What happened in the latest U.S.-Iran strikes and retaliatory attacks in the region?
0:05–1:59
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Which strategic sites and countries were reported hit during the overnight exchanges?
1:59–4:23
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How did the clashes affect regional actors like the Houthis and global oil prices?
4:23–5:04