The Latest The latest on the ceasefire agreement — and what happens next A ceasefire appears to be holding in the Iran war, but now several critical issues have to be negotiated. They include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the fate of Iran's nuclear program. Mara Liasson Politics In criticism of the war in Iran, some conservatives focus their ire on Trump himself The war with Iran has opened a rift inside of the MAGA movement. Now, some of its biggest names have gone from criticizing the war, to the rare step of criticizing President Trump himself. Ailsa Chang Economy Financial markets welcome Iran cease-fire but caution remains Stocks rallied Wednesday on news of a two-week cease fire in the U.S. war with Iran. It could take some time, though, before drivers feel relief at the gas pump. Scott Horsley Lebanon fighting throws doubt over U.S.-Israel ceasefire with iran The Middle East is experiencing relief, anger and uncertainty as the U.S., Iran and Israel dispute ceasefire terms. Lauren Frayer Asia Iran war chokes fuel lifeline in Pakistan's Balochistan The Iran-U.S. ceasefire deal offers a hopeful sign for Pakistanis battered by weeks of rising fuel costs, especially in Balochistan, where diesel and gasoline smuggled from Iran have become scarcer. Betsy Joles National What has the U.S. war with Iran accomplished? After five weeks of fighting, President Trump's stated goals for the war look mostly unmet. Scott Neuman Climate Another year, another drought emergency declared in Washington state As Washington's current snowpack conditions become worse than last year, a statewide drought emergency has been declared. It's the fourth drought emergency for the state in as many years. Dyer Oxley Business Why OpenAI bought 'SportsCenter for Silicon Valley' OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders. Shannon Bond Politics Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024. Stephen Fowler Arts & Life A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: 'The future disappeared for me' In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me. Terry Gross Prev 3 of 1645 Next Sponsored
The latest on the ceasefire agreement — and what happens next A ceasefire appears to be holding in the Iran war, but now several critical issues have to be negotiated. They include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the fate of Iran's nuclear program. Mara Liasson
Politics In criticism of the war in Iran, some conservatives focus their ire on Trump himself The war with Iran has opened a rift inside of the MAGA movement. Now, some of its biggest names have gone from criticizing the war, to the rare step of criticizing President Trump himself. Ailsa Chang
Economy Financial markets welcome Iran cease-fire but caution remains Stocks rallied Wednesday on news of a two-week cease fire in the U.S. war with Iran. It could take some time, though, before drivers feel relief at the gas pump. Scott Horsley
Lebanon fighting throws doubt over U.S.-Israel ceasefire with iran The Middle East is experiencing relief, anger and uncertainty as the U.S., Iran and Israel dispute ceasefire terms. Lauren Frayer
Asia Iran war chokes fuel lifeline in Pakistan's Balochistan The Iran-U.S. ceasefire deal offers a hopeful sign for Pakistanis battered by weeks of rising fuel costs, especially in Balochistan, where diesel and gasoline smuggled from Iran have become scarcer. Betsy Joles
National What has the U.S. war with Iran accomplished? After five weeks of fighting, President Trump's stated goals for the war look mostly unmet. Scott Neuman
Climate Another year, another drought emergency declared in Washington state As Washington's current snowpack conditions become worse than last year, a statewide drought emergency has been declared. It's the fourth drought emergency for the state in as many years. Dyer Oxley
Business Why OpenAI bought 'SportsCenter for Silicon Valley' OpenAI is seeking to shape the public narrative about AI with the purchase of a niche talk show popular with Silicon Valley insiders. Shannon Bond
Politics Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024. Stephen Fowler
Arts & Life A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: 'The future disappeared for me' In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me. Terry Gross