NPR News: 06-25-2026 4AM EDT

Giles Snyder· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, is warning that the death toll will likely rise as emergency crews reach devastated, uh, reached areas devastated by back-to-back earthquakes. So BBC's Will Grant.

Will Grant· Soundbite0:18

The Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, has been on state television and said that there are collapsed buildings in Caracas, so we're trying to find out exactly how many and whether or not people are trapped inside. Of course, we've seen images of emergency services on the scenes there. A tsunami warning has now been lifted. It was triggered for parts of the Caribbean, uh, Aruba and Bonaire, and obviously for Venezuela itself. The tremors were felt as far away as the Colombian capital, Bogotá, and it does seem that many thousands of residents of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, remain outside their homes. Their buildings may have been cracked or they may simply be too scared, fearful of aftershocks, to go back inside their apartments at this stage.

Giles Snyder· Host1:02

Quakes are reported to be among the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century. In Washington, D.C., President Trump suddenly canceled plans to sign bipartisan legislation Wednesday intended to lower housing costs for Americans. NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports that Trump says he will not sign until the Senate passes a sweeping elections bill.

Franco Ordoñez1:23

The president canceled the signing ceremony, which was to be held on Capitol Hill, less than two hours before it was set to take