Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held.
Treasury Secretary Scott Vessent is expected to announce new aggressive sanctions on
“Iran tomorrow, President Trump calling it "economic D-day."”
Iran says any country that participates in these efforts will be considered an enemy and targeted. NPR's Hidel Al-Shaljee reports. President Trump has warned that the U.S. will wage new economic warfare against Iran this week.
Iran has spent almost half a century weathering the weight of U.S. sanctions with ordinary Iranians bearing the brunt of the consequences. Trump didn't outline details of the new punishment, but said that they would be "unprecedented" and aimed at forcing Iran to open the state of Hormuz. In an interview on state TV, Iran's new security chief said that Iran would quote "harm
the interests of surrounding countries if they join Trump's new economic war." Iran has been targeting U.S. military installations in the Gulf and Jordan since the beginning of the war. A trade war is upending decades of free trade between the U.S. and Canada.
“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says they will quote "attack back" after President”
Trump imposed 50% tariffs on wide-ranging goods. The detainment by immigration and customs enforcement agents of a five-year-old boy and his father is sparking controversy, Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton reports. Five-year-old Liam Tedo and his father, Victor Martinez-Nyato, are being held in a family detention center in Dilly, Texas after being picked up by ice last week in Austin on the
way to a soccer game. U.S. representative Greg Casar of Austin took to social media and called for the release of the pair, along with all children at the facility urging for what he called the trailer prison to be shut down. "Because kids should be playing soccer, going to school, living their lives, not being
arrested on the streets." Casar pointed to a similar case when a five-year-old Minnesota boy was sent to and detained in Dilly sparking a nationwide outcry. "I'm Jerry Clayton, in San Antonio."
“The main event kicks off this hour in the nation's capital hosting its first ever Indic”
Car Race in celebration of 250 years of America and pairs a burger reports from the track at the National Mall. At 8 a.m., fans were already sprinting into the National Mall. Not for the museums, for the cars, decked out in American flag pants in a freedom 250 shirt and hat.
Cameron Graves already had a front row seat by 8.15 a.m. He described the feeling at the freedom 250 Grand Prix. "Oh, man, patriotic and electric." Indic Car drivers started their practice laps at 9.15 a.m. President Donald Trump is expected to wave the green flag around 1.15 p.m. to start the 250
mile race. Ava Burger and PR News, Washington." This is NPR News. Arizona, California, and Nevada are preparing to head back to the negotiating table after
the federal government cut 20 percent of the water they can use from the Colorado River
over the next two years. What happens after 2028 remains an open question, so does what happens in upstream states that also rely on the river. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico, experts say more action is needed as climate change and drought lower levels in the river states have drawn on for years.
Current cuts are expected to hit the Tucson and Phoenix areas the hardest. A judge has denied the motion for a new trial for a black teenager who was convicted in the fatal stabbing of a white teenager in Texas. Caroline Love from Member Station, KERA, reports that the case has received national attention. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin
Meccav, a Texas judge denied the motion for a new trial on Saturday. Anthony's attorneys argued an off-the-record agreement between the defense and prosecution during the trial coerced Anthony to give up his right to testify and denied him a complete defense. Anthony's text messages revealed he regularly carried a knife and had a history of fighting.
In Meccav and his brother served a year of probation for spring graffiti that said "Hile Hitler" and "Kill" all black people. Anthony's attorneys said he plans to appeal. For MPR News, I'm KERA My Love and Dallas. I'm Amy Held, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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