NPR News: 06-12-2026 9AM EDT

Korva Coleman· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A key surveillance program that lets the U.S. collect intelligence abroad is going to expire today. This is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. Lawmakers have opposed the incoming acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte. He's a supporter of President Trump. Pulte runs an agency overseeing mortgages and has no intelligence background. Trump is nominating federal prosecutor Jay Clayton for the permanent job as DNI. Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons says it's possible Congress will vote to extend the FISA measure.

Chris Coons· Soundbite0:39

Uh, we can, if someone other than Bill Pulte is acting DNI, uh, or if someone else is confirmed as DNI. Um, with the House out of session for a week, it won't happen soon. Um, it won't have any significant impact on FISA operations in the next few weeks.

Korva Coleman· Host0:55

He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. There's a lack of clarity around a potential peace deal with Iran. President Trump says one is close. Iran's foreign ministry says no deal has been finalized. An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon has damaged a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site. It's in the southern city of Tyre. NPR's Jane Arraf has details.

Jane Arraf1:18

The ancient port of Tyre is an important Roman site conquered by Alexander the Great and key to a powerful maritime empire. On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike cracked some of