Morning news brief

NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

Leila Fadel

Published January 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM CST

Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty in first court appearance, Trump to meet with House Republicans at Kennedy Center, U.S. health officials reduce the number of vaccines recommended for children.

Tags

Morning Edition

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

See stories by Steve Inskeep

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.

See stories by Leila Fadel

Pentagon says it has destroyed Iran's Navy and killed all its senior leaders

Greg Myre, A Martínez

The Pentagon says it has destroyed Iran's Navy, and that all Iran's senior leaders have been killed. But questions remains about the strategic objectives of the U.S.- and Israeli-led military campaign.
Pentagon releases names of 4 U.S. service members killed in Iran war

Hosts

The Pentagon has identified four of the six U.S. service members killed in the first attacks on Iran.
Trump claims there would have been a nuclear war if U.S. didn't strike Iran first

Deepa Shivaram, A Martínez

President Trump offered a new reason Tuesday for the U.S. strikes on Iran, saying it was his opinion that the country was going to strike first.
Rep. Gregory Meeks on U.S. operations against Iran and the vote on Trump's war powers

Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about U.S. military operations against Iran.
White House begins arranging flights for Americans stranded in the Middle East

Tovia Smith

The Trump administration says it is now starting to arrange military and charter flights to help Americans who have been stranded in the Middle East since the war with Iran began.