NPR News: 06-10-2026 12PM EDT
Summary
President Trump signed a $70 billion bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending a political standoff over immigration enforcement. Tensions with Iran escalated as the U.S. considered new strikes after Iranian missiles targeted American bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Meanwhile, inflation hit a three-year high driven by wartime gas price spikes, and the FDA approved a new sunscreen ingredient. In politics, Graham Plattner secured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine.
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Trump signs Secure America Act ending funding fight
Iran retaliates against U.S. bases in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain
Inflation rises to 4.2% amid wartime gas price spike
Graham Plattner wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination
FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient Bemotrizinol
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