/npr-news NPR News en-US Copyright Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:12:00 GMT /2025-06-29/republican-sen-thom-tillis-will-not-seek-reelection-next-year-after-trump-attacks Tillis was one of only two Senate Republicans, along with Rand Paul, Ky., who voted against a motion to start debate on Republicans' massive tax and spending bill. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:12:00 GMT /2025-06-29/republican-sen-thom-tillis-will-not-seek-reelection-next-year-after-trump-attacks Deirdre Walsh /npr-news/2025-06-29/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-again-in-a-matter-of-months Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told CBS that Iran had a "a very vast ambitious" nuclear program. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:40:44 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-29/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-again-in-a-matter-of-months Joe Hernandez /2025-06-29/russia-launches-record-aerial-attack-on-ukraine Russia launched the largest aerial assault on Ukraine overnight since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:54:23 GMT /2025-06-29/russia-launches-record-aerial-attack-on-ukraine Joanna Kakissis /npr-news/2025-06-29/trump-calls-for-a-deal-on-israels-war-in-gaza-as-signs-of-progress-emerge President Trump pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:09:24 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-29/trump-calls-for-a-deal-on-israels-war-in-gaza-as-signs-of-progress-emerge The Associated Press /2025-06-29/here-comes-the-bridal-gown-tariff How much extra would you pay to see your dream come true? It's always a big question for wedding-planning couples. Now, there's a new twist courtesy of U.S. trade policy. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-06-29/here-comes-the-bridal-gown-tariff Alina Selyukh /2025-06-29/the-trump-administration-is-building-a-national-citizenship-data-system The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-06-29/the-trump-administration-is-building-a-national-citizenship-data-system Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks /2025-06-28/around-100-000-march-in-budapest-pride-event-in-defiance-of-hungarys-ban Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing governing party. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:37:23 GMT /2025-06-28/around-100-000-march-in-budapest-pride-event-in-defiance-of-hungarys-ban The Associated Press /npr-news/2025-06-28/j-m-smucker-plans-to-remove-artificial-colors-from-its-jams-and-other-products Smucker joins a growing number of big food companies that have announced plans to eliminate artificial dyes. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:45:35 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-28/j-m-smucker-plans-to-remove-artificial-colors-from-its-jams-and-other-products The Associated Press /2025-06-28/authors-petition-publishers-to-curtail-their-use-of-ai The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines" garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:28:28 GMT /2025-06-28/authors-petition-publishers-to-curtail-their-use-of-ai Chloe Veltman /2025-06-28/with-a-series-of-wars-israels-military-reshapes-the-mideast Israel was stunned by a surprise Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Since that day, Israel has delivered devastating blows to rivals and has reconfigured the Middle East. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:20:46 GMT /2025-06-28/with-a-series-of-wars-israels-military-reshapes-the-mideast Greg Myre