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A green tractor that's planting corn moves across a brown dirt field in 2007 near Rochelle, Illinois.

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Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war

by Danielle Kurtzleben March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Some of President Trump’s policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.

Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is shown in a midrange portrait, gesturing with one hand. She is a young woman of Native American descent.

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Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches

by Selena Simmons-Duffin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay.

This picture, taken a position in northern Israel, shows an Israeli Air Force fighter jet flying over the border area with southern Lebanon on March 13, 2026.

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U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, Trump says

by NPR Staff March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

President Trump said on Friday the U.S. military had “totally obliterated” military targets in Kharg Island, home to the primary terminal that handles Iran’s oil exports. This as all six crew members on a refueling plane that went down in western Iraq were confirmed dead.

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Trump wants more apprenticeships. An Arkansas manufacturer is giving it a try

by Andrea Hsu March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration’s investments enough?

Smoke and flame rise from buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

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Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf

by NPR Staff March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq’s southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.

Door attendants U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christina Jiminez and Senior Airman Awng Dingrin close the doors of the transfer vans containing the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla., Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn., Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb., and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who were killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

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U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war

by NPR Staff March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war’s rationale.

A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026.

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Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end

by NPR Staff March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said “the war is very complete.” But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve “ultimate victory.”

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One week into the Iran war, the fallout is global

by Juliana Kim March 7, 2026March 7, 2026

The war is no longer just about the U.S., Israel and Iran. More countries are getting caught in the political crossfire or being drawn into the fighting themselves.

Andrew Paul Johnson was convicted of multiple state charges of child molestation and exposing himself to children. Johnson was charged in Florida after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse

by Tom Dreisbach March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

Iranian nationals arrive in Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapiköy border crossing in Van, northeastern Turkey, on March 3, a day after Turkey and Iran have mutually suspended day-trip crossings at their border as Israeli-U.S. strikes continued to pound the Islamic Republic.

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U.S-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan

by NPR Staff March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

The U.S. and Israel said they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claimed it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.