Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.
NATO's Secretary General Mark Rota struck a conciliatory tone today after President Trump
“threatened to withdraw from the alliance.”
He says allies are not whistling past the graveyard and understand the need for some changes demanded by Trump. He also said allies that they were caught off guard because Trump did not notify them about the Iran war and advance. When it came time to provide the logistical and other support, the United States needed
in Iran, some allies were a bit slow to say at least. If fairness, there were also a bit surprised to maintain the elemental surprise for the initial strikes, rather than Trump opted not to inform allies ahead of time, and I understand it. Rota has been called a Trump whisperer but he's struggling to keep Trump engaged in NATO.
He is praised Trump for his successes in the war and for boosting defense spending, but
he still insists NATO will not join the war. As President Trump tries to navigate a ceasefire with Iran, his handling of the war is drawing criticism in some praise among citizens here at home and PR's frank length that reports from Ashville, North Carolina. George Piers and Emeritus Professor of Political Science, other than taking out the leaders
of a corrupt and repressive regime, he sees nothing good about the war.
“"I think it's a disaster from the beginning.”
It is separating us from our NATO as well as our Arab allies, and it is impacting the world's economy in ways that I don't think this administration had any clue about." But Laura McQ, an investment advisor, sees Trump making the world safer for the U.S. That includes the capture of Venezuela and President Nicholas Maduro. "That did send a message to the bad guys and I think it sent a message to them that it could
happen to you." And she hopes, someday, Iranians can topple their government. Frank Lankford and PR News, Ashville, North Carolina. The returning Artemis two astronauts are getting ready for one of the most risky parts of their moon mission, and PR's no-grained field voice reports that tomorrow evening, their capsule
punts through the Earth's atmosphere going nearly 24,000 miles an hour. During their fiery reentry, the astronauts will be protected by their spacecraft's heat shield. But for it to work, flight controllers have to make sure that the capsule comes in at exactly the right flight path angle. Jeff Radigan is a NASA flight director.
"Let's not be around the bush. We have to hit that angle correctly.
“Otherwise, we're not going to have a successful entry."”
He says once the capsule enters the atmosphere, communications will be knocked out for about six minutes, waiting to re-acquire the astronaut's signal will be a tense time at mission control in Houston. If all goes to plan, parachutes will deploy, and the capsule will splash down off the coast of San Diego, California, Nell Green Field Voice, and PR News.
U.S. stocks rose today, even though oil prices did, too, the national average for a gallon of regular gas is $4.17, it's NPR. Pro-arond groups are using AI to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U.S. and Israel. The videos often come in the form of cartoons that land-based U.S. officials appear to be coming
from groups linked to the government in Tehran, and are part of a strategy of leveraging its limited resources to inflict damage on the U.S. The federal agency that supports the nation's libraries is now guaranteed to be able to continue its congressionally mandated work, and PR's Chloe Velpman reports the Institute of Museum and Library Services is protected, owing to a settlement agreement reached
a day between the U.S. Department of Justice and the American Library Association, along with workers union that fought to preserve it. The agreement resolves litigation from last year, challenging the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services through executive action. It ensures that grants will continue workers will keep their jobs, and it puts an end
to attempts by the administration to further target the Institute. Sam Helmick is the president of the American Library Association. We now can continue to focus on funding our libraries showing up for our libraries and promoting literacy and lifelong learning, which is what we're all about. The Institute of Museum and Library Services declined to comment,
Chloe Velpman and PR News. The Master's Golf Tournament began this morning at Augusta National in Georgia,
Rory Mackelroy is the defending champion, Scotty Schuffler is seeking his third Master's title,
notably Absent Art Tiger Woods and Phil Mikkelson, who are both dealing with personal issues. He has some P500 and Dow both rose more than half a percent today. This is NPR News from Washington. This week on the MPR Politics Podcast, in Iran, President Trump is both escalating and de-escalating, pausing strikes on energy sites claiming Iran wants to make a deal,
but also moving troops to the region. We impact what we know about where those troops are headed, and how talks are playing out behind closed doors. This week on the MPR Politics Podcast, listen on the MPR app,
