NPR News: 06-26-2026 6AM EDT

Windsor Johnston· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains open despite a drone attack on a commercial vessel near Oman on Thursday. Speaking from the White House yesterday, Trump said the continued flow of oil is a sign that global energy markets are stabilizing.

Donald Trump· Soundbite0:20

Yesterday, they took out nineteen million barrels of oil. That's the most in the history of the strait, and the oil prices are dropping like a rock. And, you know, as goes oil, so goes everything else, including all of your products.

Windsor Johnston· Host0:33

Oil prices have dropped to their lowest levels in months as concerns over supply disruptions have eased. The Trump administration has announced one hundred and fifty million dollars in assistance for Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday night. NPR's Fatma Tanis reports at least two hundred and thirty-five people have died, and thousands of others were injured.

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The State Department says it's deploying search and rescue teams from Virginia and California to Venezuela to help locate survivors of the earthquake. The Virginia team will include eighty people and six dogs. Local authorities say they believe hundreds of people are still stuck under rubble. The one hundred and fifty million from the US is for aid groups and United Nations agencies. The State Department has also enlisted help from the Pentagon for logistics and delivery of urgent medical and other supplies. According to the UN, nearly eight million people in