NPR News: 05-27-2026 11PM EDT

Giles Snyder· Host0:00

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The U.S. military has carried out fresh strikes against Iran. A U.S. official saying the strikes were purely defensive, shooting down four Iranian attack drones and hitting an Iranian ground control station that was about to launch a fifth. The strikes came after President Trump again said Iran is intent on making a deal to end the war, but that Tehran is negotiating on fumes. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Mara Liasson0:28

The threat was a familiar one from President Trump. Either Iran, quote, "Gives us what we want," or we'll finish them off. The President and his party are under pressure to end the war, which has sent gas prices soaring. That's hurt Republican candidates in the midterm elections. But when the President was asked why he hadn't moved faster to end the war, given the financial pain it's causing Americans, he said this: I don't care about the midterms. The President also laid out another red line for Iran. He says he wants the Strait of Hormuz to be open without any tolls. He said the strait was international waters that no single country should control. Mara Liasson, NPR News.

Giles Snyder· Host1:04

Israel's military has declared a new area in southern Lebanon a combat zone and is urging residents to leave. Israel released a statement Wednesday saying the military is planning to act with extreme force. Immigration courts inside the Justice Department drastically accelerating deportation hearings with the goal of issuing more deportation orders, as NPR's Jimena Bustillo reports.

Jimena Bustillo1:26

Immigrants are now being scheduled for massive master calendar hearings.