Trump's Party Problems, Trump & Netanyahu Tension, Russia Economic Forum
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🗓️ 4 June 2026
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Summary
President Trump confirms he cursed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called him crazy in a heated call that halted planned strikes on Beirut, exposing growing tension between the two longtime allies over the direction of the war.
And Russia's political and business elite have gathered in St. Petersburg for President Putin's showcase economic forum, which Ukrainian drones struck just hours before it began.
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(0:00) Introduction
(02:01) Trump's Party Problems
(05:53) Trump & Netanyahu Tension
(09:57) Russia Economic Forum
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| 0:00.0 | Republicans joined Democrats in the House to pass a resolution to limit the president's war powers. |
| 0:07.9 | More Republicans are pushing back on President Trump over the war in Iran and his anti-weaponization fund. |
| 0:13.5 | Is Congress reasserting its power? |
| 0:15.6 | I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Faville, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.0 | The president says he cursed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called him crazy |
| 0:26.9 | in a call that may have helped to stop more planned strikes on Beirut. |
| 0:31.0 | At some point, does it be me? |
| 0:33.2 | We've got to stop this. |
| 0:34.5 | We've got to stop it. |
| 0:35.4 | Israel's war in Lebanon is complicating talks with Iran. |
| 0:39.3 | Now there's a new ceasefire. Will it actually stop the attacks? |
| 0:42.6 | And Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg as Russia was kicking off President Putin's Economic Forum. |
| 0:48.3 | What does the gathering reveal about how Russia sees the world and its war? |
| 0:52.5 | Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:00.6 | President Trump says he's going to nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take on the role permanently. |
| 1:06.7 | Blanche is Trump's former personal lawyer. He's been at the Justice Department since early in the administration, so he's been on hand |
| 1:13.7 | for the president's efforts to undermine court rulings and turn the department into a weapon |
| 1:18.0 | for his retribution campaign. |
| 1:20.1 | Blanche also oversaw the Justice Department's creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate |
| 1:25.9 | people who claim to have been wrongfully targeted by the government, |
| 1:29.6 | a fund that dismayed even many Republicans. |
| 1:31.8 | Joining us now is NPR congressional reporter Sam Greenglass. |
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