Morning news brief

NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

A Martínez

Published April 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

Attorney General Pam Bondi out at the Department of Justice, Iran introduces new toll system for passage through Strait of Hormuz, over 40 countries meet to discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz.

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

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

Foreign policy adviser to Israeli PM discusses the war, Lebanon and the ceasefire

Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ophir Falk, foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, about Iran, Lebanon and the ceasefire.
Vance heads to Pakistan for talks to end the war between Iran, the US and Israel

Danielle Kurtzleben , Steve Inskeep

Vice President JD Vance enters his highest-profile moment Friday as lead U.S. negotiator in face-to-face talks with Iran.
Former US ambassador discusses whether the US is safer after launching the Iran war

Leila Fadel

Is the U.S. safer after the Trump administration launched a war in Iran? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns.
In rare public statement, Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Saige Miller

First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public statement on Thursday, saying she was not friends with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and wasn't introduced to President Trump by him.
India cracks down on social media jokes criticizing prime minister

Omkar Khandekar

As criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the Iran war grows, government censors are scrambling to knock down memes that use the Indian leader as the punchline.