NPR News: 03-28-2026 9AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at an airbase in Saudi Arabia. NPR's Jaina Rapp reports at least 12 U.S. service members were wounded in the attack. Five of them, seriously. Iran fired multiple missiles and dozens of drones in the attack on the Prince Sultan airbase. In what appeared to be a significant breach of U.S. air defenses according to military experts. Reuters quoted unidentified U.S. officials as saying in addition to injuries, several U.S. refueling tankers were damaged in the attack. Iran released Chinese satellite photos of what appeared to be burning aircraft at the base. It's at two of the tankers, which refuel fighter jets in the air, were destroyed and others damaged. Iran launched the attack after Israeli strikes on the country's biggest steel plants. Jaina Rapp and NPR News amon. House Republicans are rejecting a Senate bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security,

1:03keeping parts of the agency in limbo. The Senate version left out a new immigration enforcement funding, a key demand for the GOP. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffree says enforcement should focus on violent defenders, not families. Immigration enforcement should focus on violent felons, or in this country illegally, not target law-abiding immigrant families, or brutalize, and in some cases kill American citizens. House Speaker, Mike Johnson, is blasting the Senate bill. This gambit that was done last night is a joke. I'm quite convinced that it can't be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill. The funding standoff has led to long security lines at U.S. airports. President Trump last night signed an executive order to ensure TSA agents are paid after working more than a month without a check. Ten people have filed claims and federal court against the Department of Homeland Security,

2:06saying the agency violated their constitutional rights. NPR's Meg Anderson reports the claim stem from President Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in Minnesota this year. The people who filed these federal tort claims alleged their first amendment rights were violated while protesting the ICE surge in Minnesota. At a press conference, civil rights attorney John Burris detailed some of what they say they experienced. We have people who are like dragged out of the car, who are being tazered, who have been punched, who have had their heads pushed against the sidewalk, ticked at various times. Those are unconstitutional use of forces. Burris, who represented Rodney King against the LAPD in the early 90s, says he expects more people to come forward. The federal government must now respond to or deny the federal court claims. Meg Anderson and Pair News. This is NPR. A pro-Iranian hacking group claims that breached an account linked to FBI director Cash Patel.

3:07The group says it released photos, a resume, and other personal documents. Officials say the material appears to be old and does not involve government information and investigation is ongoing. Thousands of protesters are expected to march against the far right in London today. Vicki Barker has more. Organizations as diverse as Amnesty International and the British Medical Association are joining faith groups, union leaders, and refugee charities at the march. Joe Grady, head of the UCU Academics Union, urging its 120,000 members to attend. As educators, we know what extremism does. It distorts the truth. It replaces debate with fear. And it tells many of our students and colleagues that they don't belong here. Organizers are hoping for a record turnout in London's Trafalgar Square six months after the far right anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 100,000 supporters to the same place.

4:09For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Crew members for Artemis II have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a major step toward the first lunar mission in more than 50 years. The launch was delayed for two months due to fuel leaks and other technical issues. NASA now says liftoff could happen as early as Wednesday. It will be the first crewed mission to fly by the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. This is NPR News.