NPR News: 06-22-2026 9PM EDT

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Ryland Barton· Host0:15

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington today after negotiations with Iranian officials in Switzerland to end the war started by the US and Israel. Vance says Iran agreed to allow in UN n- nuclear inspectors, but a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry told a state news agency that Iran has made no new commitments for inspections. NPR's Franco Ordoñez has more.

Franco Ordoñez0:41

The potential for this happening is a big deal. I mean, one of the challenges has been that no one, or at least no one in the international community, has had, you know, basically a good grasp of Iran's nuclear activity. Vance says they're having active conversations with inspectors from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency. What's particularly interesting is that these same UN inspectors were a big part of President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, the one that Trump ended and continues to criticize as weak.

Ryland Barton· Host1:12

NPR's Franco Ordoñez reporting. The Senate has passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades. NPR's Steven Bisaha says the 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed with bipartisan support.

Stephen Bisaha1:24

Before passing eighty-five to five, the bill's co-sponsor, Republican Senator Tim Scott, said the bill