NPR News: 06-26-2026 12PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Sentencing is scheduled for late October for former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. He pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified information. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Hayden O'Byrne described the government's case.

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John Bolton held a number of positions of extraordinary public trust in the United States government, culminating in being the national security advisor to the President of the United States. John Bolton betrayed that trust in extraordinary fashion by unlawfully retaining and unlawfully disclosing the information with which he was entrusted.

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Bolton's plea agreement with federal prosecutors may allow him to avoid prison time. Faith-based organizations that help resettle refugees are blasting the Supreme Court ruling that allows the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the southern border. NPR's Jason DeRose has details.

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Many groups that welcome asylum seekers and resettle refugees do their work as a form of ministry. Krish O'Mara Vignarajah heads the Lutheran