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to de-escalate its fight against militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon after he spoke with
“the Prime Minister Benjamin Notin Yahoo today. It comes after Iran said it was suspending”
talks with the U.S. because of Israel's operations in Lebanon and Gaza. The U.S. says it bombed Iranian radar and drone sites over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down. The Trump administration is extending temporary protected status for those from Lebanon for six months. As NPR's hemenibu steel reports, it's the first extension of protections under the current administration.
According to a 2024 government estimate, about 11,000 people in the U.S. are on Lebanon's TPS. TPS provides protection from deportation and ability to get a work permit for people in the U.S. It's a temporary reprieve for people whose home countries are experiencing a natural disaster, armed conflict, or other significant event. So far, the Trump administration has
terminated TPS from more than half a million people, including from countries like Afghanistan
and Venezuela. Several have resulted in lawsuits, even leading up to arguments in the Supreme
“Court. A high court decision is pending for individuals from Syria and Haiti. Hemenibu”
steel and PR news Washington. And appeals court has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service. The decision upholds a lower court ruling that said Trump's order likely violates troops' constitutional rights. Six transgender service members sued along with two others seeking to join the military.
The federal housing agency HUD is moving again to overhaul funding for homelessness. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the change comes despite an ongoing lawsuit over the agency's push to shift money away from long-term housing. In a new notice, the agency says it will prioritize transitional programs that require sobriety or mental health treatment. HUD Secretary Scott Turner says this will get at
the root causes of homelessness.
“Federal policy has long-focused on getting people into permanent housing with voluntary”
treatment. The Trump administration blames that approach for skyrocketing rates of homelessness,
local providers say high rents are the bigger problem. HUD first announced this major
funding shift late last year, but a federal judge blocked it saying a sudden change could cause chaos and push many back onto the streets. Jennifer Ludden and PR news Washington. The world is getting more reluctant to lend money to President Trump's government. The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seaped into the price of bonds that help fund the US government. That's caused interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening
affordability pressures. Trump says a task force on fraud could find enough savings to balance the budget. Economists say that's probably unrealistic. We're listening to NPR news from Washington. British Prime Minister Kier Starmer is facing more embarrassment with the release of files about former UK ambassador to Washington Peter
Mandelson, a handwritten note for Mandelson pledged that the government would never regret
giving him the job. Mandelson was a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer has been under pressure to resign. A California condor became the first of its species to fly freely in Oregon in more than 120 years. That's according to a local restoration program. Roman Batalia from Jefferson Public Radio reports on the birds 380 mile journey. Condor B9 is a little over two years old. I was released into the wild last year by the
Northern California-based Eurarch tribe as part of their condor restoration program. Eurarch tribe-wild life department director Tiana Williams-Closin says the condor went on a four-day trip passing through Southern Oregon. My 100 to 200 miles per day is not uncommon for them. She's a young bird of course, so the fact that she's done that is particularly incredible. California condor is nearly when extinct because of lead poisoning and habitat loss. But
restoration programs like this one have brought the wild population back up to nearly 400. The Eurarch tribe is hoping to release more condors this summer. For NPR News, I'm Roman Batalia in Medford, Oregon. Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time grand slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation
to play doubles at the upcoming Queens Club Grass Court Tournament on June 8th. Her partner in the tournament will be announced later. Williams is not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. It's June and another big week in the run up to the midterms, primaries and half a dozen states, including California, where new congressional maps are in place and a chaotic race
for governor is wide open. We're also following gas prices and Iran. So far, talk of a peace deal is just talk. We'll keep you posted. Listen every morning, up first on the NPR
