Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. President Trump says he will hold off on a planned military attack on Iran that he previously scheduled for tomorrow. He says leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE asked him to hold off because they believe a deal will be reached between the U.S. and Iran. NPR's Deepa Shiveram reports.

Trump posted on social media Sunday a warning to Iran that the clock was ticking and they

better move fast or, quote, there won't be anything left of them. Now, though, Trump says there

won't be a scheduled attack on Iran tomorrow, but he has informed military leaders to prepare to move forward

with an attack, in his words, on a moment's notice if a deal isn't reached. Trump continues to be

emphatic that any deal reached will ensure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. The war with

Iran has lasted weeks longer than Trump had originally predicted, and it's damaging

Trump's approval ratings even in his own party. Deepa Chivaram, NPR News, the White House.

Cuba's president says U.S. military action in the country would result in a bloodbath.

NPR's Aderperalta says this comes after a media report that Cuba was buying military drones.

Over the weekend, the news site Axios cited an unnamed senior U.S. official saying Cuba

had acquired more than 300 military drones and was exploring the possibility of using them

against the U.S. Cuba did not deny the existence of drones. It says it doesn't pose a threat

to the United States,

but that it has the right to defend itself. Cuba President Miguel Diascanel said U.S. threats already constitute an international crime. He added, quote, should the U.S. take military action,

it will provoke a bloodbath of incalculable consequences. President Trump has threatened military action

against Cuba for months, saying the leadership

there has to make fundamental changes to avoid it. Eidaprata, NPR News, Mexico City.

The Supreme Court has avoided taking up another major legal fight over the Federal Voting Rights

Act. As NPR's Hansi Lo Wong reports, the move comes after the court's conservative

supermajority weakened the law's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.

For decades, what's known as the Voting Rights Act, Section 2, has been mainly enforced as a result of lawsuits brought by voters and advocacy groups.

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