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NPR News: 05-30-2026 7PM EDT

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🗓️ 30 May 2026

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah are again

0:08.4

trading cross-bire border fire. This is the latest round of shooting despite a declared ceasefire. NPR's

0:15.2

Greg Myrie has more. The Israeli military says it shot down rockets fired from Lebanon and directed at several towns in northern Israel.

0:23.9

Israel is waging a large air and ground defensive across the border in southern Lebanon

0:28.6

and is telling Israeli residents to expect increased attacks from Hezbollah.

0:33.6

According to the Associated Press, Israel carried out another round of airstrikes near the Lebanese town of Nabatia.

0:40.5

Israel recently ordered residents to evacuate from more than a dozen villages in that part of southern Lebanon.

0:47.5

Israeli and Lebanese officials met Friday at the Pentagon in Washington, but there's no sign that the ceasefire is likely to take hold.

0:55.1

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

0:58.8

Congressional Democrats are praising federal court decisions to block President Trump's

1:04.2

nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund.

1:08.2

And Pierce Kerry Johnson reports two different judges are casting doubt about whether that fund is legal.

1:15.7

Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin says the court actions are, quote, magnificent for the rule of law.

1:21.8

A federal judge in Virginia is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from taking any steps to dole out taxpayer money

1:29.0

to people who claim to be victimized by the justice system. Critics worry capital rioters who

1:34.4

attack police on January 6th and other MAGA allies could be in line to collect from that

1:40.0

anti-weaponization fund. A different federal judge in Florida is asking President Trump for answers

1:45.7

about the settlement, which was announced hours after he agreed to drop a lawsuit against the IRS.

1:51.9

The judge wants to know if the deal amounted to collusion and a fraud on the court.

1:56.8

Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

2:00.5

Communities across the country are raising concerns about the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers.

2:08.0

And here's Windsor Johnston reports, supporters say the facilities are essential to powering the technologies driving the future economy.

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