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Politics The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers shifts into higher gear The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer. Joel Rose
Politics Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing voters who want money spent at home Swing voters who helped reelect President Trump in 2024 don't support his decision to go to war in Iran and instead want to see U.S. tax dollars spent tackling economic pressures facing Americans. Ashley Lopez
Arts & Life 5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice. Malaka Gharib
World Morning news brief U.S.-Israel strikes continue as Iran effectively closes Strait of Hormuz, Trump ran on lower gas prices, but the Iran war challenges that, probe points to U.S. being at fault for Iran school strike. Steve Inskeep
Politics Rep. Kevin Kiley talks about why he switched his party affiliation NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Kevin Kiley of California about changing his political party affiliation from Republican to Independent. Steve Inskeep
National DOJ's program to restore gun rights to felons raises questions about transparency The Department of Justice has quietly restarted a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One name on the list is raising questions about transparency. Jaclyn Diaz
Politics Trump ran on lowering gas prices. The war with Iran is challenging that promise President Trump made lowering gas prices the centerpiece of his affordability agenda. He now faces the political perils of the war with Iran, as Middle East energy infrastructure is disrupted. Tamara Keith
Economy How the release of 400 million barrels of oil will affect the global energy market NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with energy analyst John Kilduff about the global release of more than 400 million barrels of oil, and its impact on global energy markets and U.S. gas prices. Steve Inskeep
Politics Blue cities in red states debate over how to respond to efforts to resist ICE While cities in blue states like Minnesota and California resist ICE enforcement, some Democrat-led cities in red states, like Austin, Texas, are in a heated debate over how to respond. Mose Buchele
World To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa. Ari Daniel