NPR News: 03-06-2026 2PM EST

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Israel war against Iran is in its seventh day. Now, President Trump has said the conflict may drag on for four to five weeks, maybe longer. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and weapons stockpiles to keep fighting. However, Trump is expected to push for speedier production when he meets with executives from several defense contractors today. A new NPR-PBS news, Maris Polt, is out this afternoon, and NPR is a medical wantsonero says. The survey reveals a majority of Americans are against military action in Iran. 56% of the almost 1,600 people interviewed say they oppose military action in Iran. And a similar number of 55% say they believe Iran only presents a minor threat or no threat at all to the United States. President Trump only gets a 36% approval rating for his handling of the war. Democrats and independents are largely aligned in opposition to the military action

1:04in disapproving of Trump's handling and in viewing Iran as not a major threat. But Republicans continue to heavily support the president with eight and ten supporting the military action and Trump's handling of it. Domenico Montenaro and P.R. News, Washington. We head now to the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, which came under new strikes from Israel overnight. Israeli forces say they've been targeting Iran back to his bullet strongholds. And P.R.'s ideal al-Shalchi is in Beirut. The Lebanese government is really trying to distance itself from his bullet and from Iran. I sat with Lebanon's Justice Minister Adam Nassad. He instructed the Lebanese security authorities to issue arrest warrants for the Hezbollah members who launched those rockets into Israel this week, which is kind of unprecedented. Nassad wants to dismantle Hezbollah's military wing. There is a move now in Lebanon to do that. But look, Hezbollah still enjoys popularity in Lebanon. And P.R.'s ideal al-Shalchi reporting. A man who received a presidential pardon for storming the U.S. Capitol and assaulting police on January 6, 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison on new criminal charges.

2:09And P.R.'s Tom Driesbach reports the defendant was convicted of child sexual abuse. Andrew Paul Johnson repeatedly abused two children when they were 11 and 12 years old. And some of that abuse occurred after President Trump pardoned Johnson for his January 6 case and released him from prison. Trump argued the Capitol riot defendants were treated unfairly. Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, said Trump bears some responsibility for Johnson's crimes. It was only because Donald Trump let him out of prison that he was able to continue his sickening pattern of child sexual abuse. Now he's going back to prison, this time for life. The White House did not respond to N.B.R.'s requests for comment on Johnson. Tom Driesbach and P.R. News. You're listening to N.B.R. The Milankortina Winter Paralympics officially opened today, hours earlier, the International Paralympic Committee. Said Iran would not participate because Paracross Country Scare,

3:13Abu Fassal, Qatibi could not travel safely to Italy. The Winter Olympics may be over, but the legacy of the games lives on. On the billboard singles chart, the ZenPR Steven Thompson reports. This week's pop charts demonstrate that there's more than one way to make a song hit. When figure skater Alyssa Lew won gold twice last month, her fame skyrocketed. Near the end of the Winter Olympics, Lew performed in a non-competitive gala, skating to the song Stateside by Pink Pantherus featuring Zara Larson. Lew's performance went viral, and now Stateside takes a huge leap up the billboard hot 100, climbing from number 41 to number 13. The song's chart success can be directly linked to the timing of the Olympic figure skating gala, which makes Alyssa Lew not only a two-time gold medalist, but also a tastemaker. Steven Thompson and PR News.

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