Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. NPR Staff
Washington state income tax passes House after grueling 25-hour floor debate After a record-breaking 25-hour-long debate, a proposed income tax on high earners has passed a major legislative milestone, garnering a “yes” vote from the House just as this year’s session winds down. Sarah Mizes-Tan
Americans are split on wanting the National Guard to monitor voting, a new poll finds Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants. Miles Parks
The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020. Jaclyn Diaz
Morning news brief U.S. strikes on Tehran intensify, Americans' views on Iran war, and Georgia special election heads to runoff. Leila Fadel
Ex-national security adviser John Bolton on Trump's Iran goals NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's objectives in Iran. Steve Inskeep
Iranian Kurds living in exile in Iraq say they're ready to fight a weakened Iran At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting to go into Iran. Leila Fadel
How Pennsylvania voters feel about Trump's claims of election fraud President Trump recently said the only way Democrats "can get elected is to cheat, and we're going to stop it." NPR traveled through swing districts in Pennsylvania to see what people think of that. Frank Langfitt
Senate Democrats ramp up pressure campaign for public hearings on war with Iran Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran. Claudia Grisales
Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004 Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access. Rahul Mukherjee