NPR News: 09-17-2026 11AM EDT
Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the chamber early to block votes on impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a veterans' benefits bill. Before leaving, the House passed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions Act, which President Zelensky praised as a tool to end the war. A UN report alleges the US committed war crimes in Iran airstrikes that killed 178 civilians, including 120 schoolchildren.
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House adjourns early, blocking Iran impeachment vote
Veterans' retirement pay bill blocked by adjournment
Russia sanctions bill passed and sent to Trump
UN report: US may have committed war crimes in Iran
Surgeon General nominee questioned on vaccines
Missouri redistricting appeal before federal court
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