NPR News: 06-26-2026 4AM EDT

Giles Snyder· Host0:00

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Venezuela's health minister says at least two hundred thirty-five people are now known to have died in Wednesday's powerful back-to-back earthquakes. Some who died are foreigners, and a large number of people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams try to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings. The BBC's Will Grant.

Will Grant0:23

We've had journalist friends who've been on the site all day, and they say that some people simply don't want to talk. They're sitting in, huddled in families as the rescue services are working around the clock trying to reach those who are still trapped under the rubble. These are still the vital hours when people can be pulled from the rubble, and there have been moments of hope. I saw video of a baby being pulled from the rubble, and there have been a variety of people who've been saved. But it is a very, very difficult task because of course there is the recovery of bodies as well.

Giles Snyder· Host0:59

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the White House victories in a pair of immigration cases that NPR's Jimena Bustillo says give President Trump more power to set immigration policy.

Jimena Bustillo1:10

Both of these rulings reduce legal pathways to enter the country. The administration has a broader goal of mass deportations, and in order to reach that goal, the administration has increased the number of people who are eligible for deportation, even if they are legally here. This administration is very focused on immigration enforcement in