NPR News: 07-22-2026 8AM EDT
Summary
The Pentagon seeks $67 billion in emergency funding for the Iran conflict, facing Senate scrutiny over strategy and casualties. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Zelensky fired top military commander General Syrsky amid leadership clashes. Republicans criticized the Smithsonian for “woke” ideology during a congressional hearing. Additionally, NASA prepares to launch the Roman Space Telescope to study black holes, and OpenAI reported an AI-driven cyber incident affecting Hugging Face.
Topics discussed
Pentagon seeks emergency funding amid Iran war criticism
Ukraine fires top military commander amid leadership shakeup
Republicans criticize Smithsonian for 'woke' ideology
NASA's Roman Telescope to study black holes
OpenAI AI allegedly hacks Hugging Face systems
Trump's CDC nominee faces Senate committee vote
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