NPR News: 06-10-2026 4PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A protracted political fight over immigration enforcement funding ended today when President Trump signed a seventy billion dollar package this morning. However, a resolution to the US-Iran war continues to elude the president. He's threatening to bomb Iran again, but also predicts, once again, the conflict will wind down soon. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has more.

Deepa Shivaram0:27

Trump says Iran downed a US Army helicopter earlier this week. Both pilots were unharmed. On Tuesday, the US resumed strikes on Iran to retaliate, and Trump said more strikes would follow.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:40

We'll see what happens, but we hit 'em hard yesterday, and we're gonna hit 'em again hard today.

Deepa Shivaram0:46

The renewed conflict likely means the war with Iran that Trump and Israel started will go on even longer, contrary to the president's repeated claims that it would be short and that an end is in sight. Trump also claims that a peace deal has been fully negotiated with Iran, but Iran just needs to sign it. Negotiations have been going on for weeks, with little signs of a deal being reached soon. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.

Lakshmi Singh· Host1:12

Both parties are taking stock after yesterday's primary elections in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. NPR's Sage Miller reports that includes a key Senate race in Maine and two gubernatorial races in South Carolina and Nevada.

Sage Miller1:26

Democrats wanna take control of the Senate, which likely depends