Ukrainian Drone Strikes, Senate Budget Bill, Colorado Attack

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🗓️ 2 June 2025

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Ukraine hit Russia with a series of remote drone strikes hours before peace talks in Turkey. The Republican-led Senate returns from recess and is tasked with passing President Trump's budget plan. And, a man is in custody following an attack on people at an event calling attention to Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.

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0:00.0	A Ukrainian drone attack struck deep inside Russia, and Ukraine says it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes and air bases across the country.
0:10.6	Where peace talks set to take place today, what message does the attacks end?
0:14.3	I'm Steven Skiy with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.6	The Senate returns from recess with a task of getting President Trump's budget across the finish line.
0:27.5	The president's domestic agenda hangs in the balance, but how much will Republicans change
0:31.2	a bill that some lawmakers really don't like?
0:33.8	And a man is in custody after an attack at an event to raise awareness for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
0:39.4	The reason things like this are happening is because we have allowed this climate of hate to fester.
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1:44.4	Ukraine hit Russia with a series of remote drone strikes on military air bases deep inside
1:49.8	Russian territory on Sunday. This operation apparently took a long time to plan, and its timing
1:54.7	now is meaningful. A new round of Russian-Ukrainian peace talks is expected in Istanbul Turkey today.
2:02.4	Joining us to talk about this is NPR's Charles Mainz, who is on the line from Moscow.
2:06.7	So, Charles, let's start with the drone attacks.
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