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Why does the Defense Secretary say reports about USS Abraham Lincoln sailors' morale are misrepresented?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says reports of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln suffering from low morale and worsening mental health during their extended deployment to the Middle East are being completely misrepresented. He says the Pentagon makes sure every ship and crew has everything needed to accomplish their mission. Lincoln has gone more than two hundred and fifty days without a port call, a record.
What they do in those high seas and those austere conditions with less port calls, it's incredible. Americans don't understand what it's like to do that. So I as as someone who's
Israeli settlers continued to threaten several Palestinian homes on a rocky hilltop in the West Bank.
How are Israeli settlers impacting Palestinian homes on the West Bank hilltop?
NPR's Frank Langfitt says one house is owned by a Palestinian American who lives in Ohio.
Louai Reedy lives in Toledo, where he watched the settler attacks in real time on his house's security cameras in the West Bank. Reedy says on Sunday, settlers surrounded his home where his brother Kusai lives. They cut off food supplies as well as water and electricity. Reedy says the Israeli military isn't doing enough.
We captured this on video. They walked into the tent and they started chilling and hanging out with the settlers, and then they conducted a prayer with the settlers.
The Israeli military told local media it was dismantling two settler outposts and was sending a battalion to the area.
What is driving the record‑breaking cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States?
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Hugaby called the settlers terrorists. Frank Langford NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number of cases of cyclosporiasis across the US has reached nearly fourteen thousand. NPR Zuki Naguchi says another ten thousand cases are suspected by officials at the CDC.
This year's cyclosporiasis outbreak busts past prior records. Susan Main says that's in part because of the Trump administration's staff cuts across health agencies last year. Maine headed the Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Division until three years ago.
I think that that has really pushed us into a new level of vulnerability in terms of our food safety system.
Why are Washington and Oregon experiencing the most large wildfires this season?
She says key FDA staff coordinating international outbreak response were cut, though the FDA says it continues to work with foreign partners. Federal funding and staff working on cyclospora research at the CDC were also cut. Yukinaguchi, NPR News.
This is NPR News from Washington. Washington and Oregon continue to be the states reporting the most large wildfires in the U.S. Crews are battling more than three dozen large fires in those two states. Jenny Kinsey with the Mountain West News Bureau has more.
Destructive fires in eastern Washington claimed hundreds of homes.
What does the vandalism of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall symbolize?
In the Reno area, a fast moving blaze has prompted mass evacuations. Now, firefighters are striving to prevent the same in Santa Fe, a city known for its arts markets and rich history. At the moment, the biggest concern for residents is smoke. Charles Kunyoshi is a Forest Service spokesperson.
It is recommended to keep your windows closed. Um and then if you don't need to go outside for any type of activities, you know, try to stay indoors.
Health officials say smoke from fires can be dangerous, especially for people with chronic health conditions, the elderly and young children. The Santa Fe opera cancelled some performances because of the conditions.
How are Democrats navigating the split between centrists and progressives in the 2026 primaries?
For NPR News, I'm Jenny Kinsey in Albuquerque.
US park police are trying to figure out who was responsible for vandalizing the World War Two Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC. In a statement, the Interior Department calls the red graffiti and the white soapy bubbles in a fountain near the Atlantic Arch a disgusting act. Clean hands, dirty money was the message painted on the memorial. The veterans of foreign wars calls the vandalism an act of profound disrespect. Wall Street futures are mostly lower this morning. I'm Dave Mattingley, NPR News, in Washington.
Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the MPR Politics Podcast, we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrists and progressives.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why does the Defense Secretary say reports about USS Abraham Lincoln sailors' morale are misrepresented?
0:01–1:06
2
How are Israeli settlers impacting Palestinian homes on the West Bank hilltop?
1:06–1:51
3
What is driving the record‑breaking cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States?
1:51–2:38
4
Why are Washington and Oregon experiencing the most large wildfires this season?
2:38–3:18
5
What does the vandalism of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall symbolize?
3:18–4:01
6
How are Democrats navigating the split between centrists and progressives in the 2026 primaries?
4:01–5:02