NPR News: 06-24-2026 11AM EDT

Windsor Johnston· Host0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A day after the Senate passed a resolution aimed at limiting President Trump's military action against Iran, the Pentagon is asking Congress for another eighty billion dollars to fund operations in the region. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports.

Quil Lawrence0:19

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is lobbying senators to provide eighty billion dollars, mostly to pay for months of war and the thousands of cruise missiles, drones, and interceptors expended after the US and Israel launched a war against Iran. This comes as the White House is asking for a record one point five trillion dollars for this year's regular defense appropriation. While defense hawks on Capitol Hill agree that the US must urgently replenish its global stockpile of munitions, the Iran war and the current ceasefire agreement are not popular. And senators from both parties may balk at such staggering expenses when the American voting public still feels the pinch of higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store. Quil Lawrence, NPR News.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:04

It was a big night for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. John Campbell of member station WNYC reports his endorsed slate of congressional candidates won their Democratic primaries on Tuesday.

John Campbell1:16

Mayor Mamdani backed three Democrats for the House of Representatives, and all three won. That includes Darielyza Avila-Chevalier, a community organizer. She toppled incumbent Adriano Espaillat, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.