NPR News: 06-26-2026 8PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The US says it struck Iran today in response to a drone attack on a commercial ship that President Trump says violated the ceasefire. US Central Command says the military struck missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites in Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guard told state media that it will launch a, quote, "swift and decisive counterattack" in response to the strikes. The Trump administration's reli- Religious Liberty Commission is calling for greater ties between church and state. NPR's Jason DeRose reports.

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President Trump created the commission through an executive order in May of twenty twenty-five. The report says religion is often treated as, quote, "a problem or annoyance to be managed, restricted, or sidelined." Among the commission's recommendations, the creation of a hotline for students and teachers to report what they perceive as violations of their religious liberty and legal protections for healthcare workers who refuse to participate in procedures such as abortions that they say violate their religious beliefs. Critics of the Religious Liberty Commission say most of its members are conservative Christians who don't represent the diversity of religious thought in the US. Jason DeRose, NPR News.

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President Trump's critic and former National Security Advisor, John Bolton,