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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 14 MIN

The U.S. and Iran abruptly paused their attacks. Is this why?

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The U.S. paused its bombing campaign against Iran after 13 nights of strikes, as talks proceed behind the scenes. Reuters’s Phil Stewart explains what could come next. India’s education minister resigned after protests over the botched handling of a national medical exam. NPR looks at how Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced into a rare retreat. Darline Graham, sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, is running for a full Senate term at President Trump’s urging. The Associated Press’s Meg Kinnard breaks down why some South Carolina Republicans are uneasy. Plus, police in Berlin killed the suspect in a deadly attack on the city’s Pride festival, the Trump administration is reviewing how it vets immigration officers after a shooting in Maine, and Tadej Pogačar won his fifth Tour de France. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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