NPR News: 06-11-2026 3AM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Consumer prices in May rose 0.5%. That's an annual rate of 4.2%, the highest level in three years. Surging energy and gasoline prices because of the war against Iran are the main reason for the spike. At the White House, President Trump insisted inflation will come down later this year.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:24

You know what I really love? I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over, you know I can say it now, something you didn't know. Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil? Nobody knows it. You know who doesn't know about it? Iran, until right now. We took out the other night 22 ships, late at night with no lights, 'cause they don't have any radar, 'cause we blasted the crap out of it. We took out... That's why oil's $85 a barrel.

Dan Ronan· Host0:55

Democrats pounced on the president's remarks. Senator Elizabeth Warren says it shows the president doesn't care about the rising cost of living for Americans. For the first time in a decade and a half, the number of people displaced by war has decreased. That's according to the UN agency that tracks refugees. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.

Michelle Kellerman1:15

There was a bit of good news in the report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The number of people displaced by war went down from over 123 million to just under 118 million. Jeremy Konyndyk,