Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
As the U.S.-Israel War in Iran widens the death toll for U.S. forces has risen. The Pentagon says six service members have been killed, and President Trump's reasons for attacking Iran continue to change. Over the weekend, Trump said it was a regime change today. He says it was preemptive.
No, I might have forced their hands. You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics,
and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack.
If we didn't do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered another reason.
“The President acted on the timing that gave us the highest chance of success, and that's what”
you're seeing play out right now. You're seeing a plower, and you'll see it in the days to come. We will systematically take apart the missile program. We will destroy their ability to sponsor terrorism, by the way. We will destroy their factories. We will destroy their Navy." Speaking of the reporters on Capitol Hill today, the attacks followed weeks of a U.S. military buildup in the region as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear programs
continued. President Trump is once again finding himself at odds with part of its conservative base. This time, it's over the war on Iran. Thank you, Stephen Fowler. A vocal contingent of folks who support the President's policies say starting a war in
Iran is not America first. They say there are domestic issues like the economy and immigration enforcement that should be higher priority. Another element, the U.S. is economic and military ties to Israel. Some mega conservatives feel that Israel's interests are put equal to or above America's. It's the latest crack in Trump's coalition following disagreements over the Epstein files, affordability, tariffs and other issues. Stephen Fowler and Pyrenees Atlanta.
Well, let's security secretary Kristi Nome testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, defending the administration's crackdown on illegal immigration amid criticism of DHS's enforcement tactics. And here's Jasmine Garst has more. During the hearing, Democrats asked Secretary Nome why should describe two American protestors Alex Pretty and Renee Good as domestic tariffs shortly after their killings? She doubled
down on that description. Senator Cory Booker and other Democrats also blasted ICE agents tactics. Either you are utterly incompetent or you are violating laws with impunity.
“You should step down from your position if you don't, you should be removed by this”
President. And if not, Congress should impeach you. Nome again claimed DHS immigration suites are targeting quote the worst of the worst.
DHS's own statistics show over 70 percent of those currently in immigration detention
have no criminal conviction. Jasmine Garst and Pyrenees, New York. Asia markets are trading lower at this hour than Nikkei and Japan down 3.8 percent. You're listening to NPR news. The video of the hours-long deposition of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton has been released by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee. As in here, Sage Miller reports, she was questioned as part of the committee's probe into
the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Hillary Clinton told lawmakers she was confused as to why she was being deposed. She said it was her husband, former President Bill Clinton, that had a working relationship with the disgraced financier. But there were contentious moments between Clinton and some Republican members of the committee. Congresswoman Nancy Mace asked Clinton how she felt about a photo that showed her husband in a hot tub.
“I have no context for even answering that question. And I think, you know, obviously the”
New window, all the rest of it, I'm asking a black and white question. I'm not putting any leading statements into it or adjectives. But Mace kept pressing Clinton on her thoughts. Neither of the Clinton's has been accused of any wrongdoing. Sage Miller and PR News. HBO Max and Paramount Plus are set to become one streaming platform after Paramount officially
takes over Warner Bros. Discovery that would give the combined platform around 200 million subscribers.
Paramount won a bid to buy Warner Bros. last week, being dinged out Netflix, though the deal still needs approval from regulators and shareholders. In a call to share holders yesterday, Ellison says he will release 30 movies a year into theaters and that he will also let HBO remain the same as it is now. I'm Janine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. This message comes from wise. The app for international people using money around the globe.
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