NPR News: 06-28-2026 9PM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. International rescue teams have joined the efforts in Venezuela to find tens of thousands of people believed missing after last week's earthquakes. More than fourteen hundred people died. NPR's Aider Peralta reports.

Aider Peralta0:18

The whole coast of the state of La Guaira is now lined with utter destruction. Right now, I'm in front of what used to be a sixteen-story building, Belo Horizonte, towers that overlooked the Caribbean. The two earthquakes have turned it into a pile of rubble. All that's left is a bangled mess of rebars and a pile of concrete that is now stacked five stories high. The families are desperately looking for their loved ones, they say. One rescue crew said it was too dangerous to work here, but they continue digging. The smell of death fills the air, but they want to find their loved ones dead or alive. Aider Peralta in Catia La Mar, Venezuela.

Dan Ronan· Host0:59

Several Democratic governors have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of the America two fifty celebrations in the city. It's the first time Democrats have sent troops to D.C. as part of President Trump's deployment. NPR's Cat Lonsdorf reports.

Cat Lonsdorf1:16

North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota all have troops in D.C. now. They join more than a dozen Republican-led states that have had troops in the city for months. NPR reached out to each Democratic governor's office, and spokespeople made it clear that their