Morning news brief

NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

Leila Fadel

Published June 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM EDT

Trump issues travel ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on 7 others, Senate begins work on budget bill to enact Trump agenda, the latest on U.S. talks with Iran over their nuclear program.

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