Jun 25 7 Israeli troops killed in Gaza bombing as Palestinian officials say Israeli attacks kill 79 By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel says 860 soldiers have been killed throughout the war. The health officials in the strip say the overall Palestinian death toll in Gaza has passed 56,000. Continue reading
Jun 25 A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel gives hope for long-term peace By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Iran insisted Wednesday it will not give up its nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump helped negotiate the ceasefire and told reporters it was going "very well."… Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: CDC Director nominee Susan Monarez testifies in Senate confirmation hearing By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Monarez told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and rigorous scientific evidence, but largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency, elimination of programs and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy… Continue reading
Jun 25 NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense if attacked By Mike Corder, Sylvie Corbet, Molly Quell, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Russia remains the major threat in Europe, but the United States is shifting its attention to focus on security priorities elsewhere. However, some countries have already warned that they will struggle to meet the target. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Trump lawyer Emil Bove faces Senate confirmation hearing to be a federal judge By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Emil Bove's nomination for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has come under intense scrutiny after a fired department lawyer claimed in a complaint filed Tuesday that Bove used an expletive when he said during a meeting that the… Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Trump defends U.S. strikes on Iran at NATO summit news conference By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Attorney General Bondi weighs in on whistleblower’s claims during Senate Appropriations hearing By Associated Press A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to fix a growing backlog and longtime management problems at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of duty. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 9:39 Fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holds as Trump lashes out at both sides By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev President Trump is in the Netherlands for the NATO summit as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel is holding. Israel described enormous damage to Iran’s nuclear program. But PBS News Hour learned an initial U.S. assessment of the damage caused… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:17 Sen. Warner questions administration’s delay of Iran strike briefing By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens On Capitol Hill, planned briefings from intelligence officials on the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East were postponed. The Senate briefing is now set for Thursday and the House briefing on Friday. Geoff Bennett discussed the White House's reason… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:30 What’s next for Iran’s regime after U.S. strikes and Israel ceasefire? Analysts weigh in By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For two perspectives on Israel's conflict with Iran and U.S. involvement, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller and Holly Dagres. Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official. Dagres… Continue watching