NPR News: 04-02-2026 7AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kurova Kulman, President Trump gave the first address to the nation last night since launching the war against Iran. He says the U.S. should conclude its operation in about two to three weeks, but he offered no specifics about Iran's nuclear material. It's believed Iran has about a thousand pounds of highly enriched uranium. And NPR's Greg Myrie says it's not fully clear where it's stored. We've had no information and we've heard from the head of the UN's atomic energy agency who they saw that more than a year ago. They don't know where that is, but not clear how the U.S. plans to get that material if Iran might make a deal on it. So still, as much as he talked about the fact that Iran shouldn't get a nuclear weapon ever, he didn't say how the U.S. would be able to guarantee it. NPR's Greg Myrie reporting, oil markets have not been calmed by the president's address. Benchmark crude oil prices have risen to more than $108 a barrel. And his remarks, President Trump said the U.S. does not need oil from the straight

1:02of Hormuz. He said that it will open up naturally after the conflict is over. But earlier yesterday, Trump threatened Iran if the straight was not reopened. And NPR's Camilla Domenoski reports markets are volatile. How long traffic through the straight of Hormuz remains disrupted is a crucial question for oil markets. Al Salazar is with the energy data company in Varys and based on their models. We found that for basically every month, that this, you know, varies in terms of our or moves closure. There's about a $15, $10 to $15 move in our forecast. That's per barrel, Camilla Domenoski and NPR News. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is hosting a meeting today virtually with almost three dozen countries about the straight of Hormuz. British leaders say they will talk about viable diplomatic and political ways to reopen the straight. The United States is not participating. A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical about the Trump administration's

2:02effort to limit birthright citizenship. That includes some justices nominated by President Trump. But NPR's Carrie Johnson reports the outcome of the case remains far from certain. President Trump issued an executive order on day one that would end citizenship to babies born to people who are in the country illegally or here to work or visit on a temporary basis. If the Supreme Court agrees that order could affect 250,000 babies, born in the U.S. each year, and potentially be used to help revoke the citizenship of many others born earlier. Trump attended for the solicitor general's arguments, but left as attorney Cecilia Wong made her case for people challenging his order. Wong told the justices to agree with the president would radically rewrite the Constitution and upend more than 150 years of settled law. A decision is expected near the end of the Supreme Court term this summer, Carrie Johnson and P.R. News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting leader, Delce Rodriguez.

3:05The Trump administration recognized her as the country's lawful leader after U.S. troops captured former President Nicholas Maduro and his wife to face U.S. drug charges. Rodriguez was first sanctioned by the U.S. for undermining democracy. The Food and Drug Administration has approved another obesity pill. NPR Sydney Lufkin reports this one is from pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly. Eli Lilly's new pill is called Fendayo. Although this is the same company behind Zepbound, the blockbuster injectable obesity medicine, Eli Lilly decided not to take Zepbound's main ingredient and make it in pill form. Instead, the company developed a new ingredient, or for glipron. Daniel Skavronsky, the company's chief scientific and medical officer says until now, all of these GLP-1 drugs have been peptides, meaning they need to be taken as injections or as a pill with restrictions. Our goal here was to make something as simple as possible. That means we had to rely on more complicated science. Lilly hasn't announced a list price yet, but it says people with commercial insurance

4:09could pay as little as $25 a month. Sydney Lufkin and P.R. News. NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II lunar mission into space. The four-member crew is spending the day in Earth orbit, they're testing their equipment before turning their capsule toward the moon. If NASA mission managers are satisfied, the Artemis team will then hurtle toward the moon and fly around it. They will return to Earth in about ten days. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington. Thanks to this podcast, sponsor free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.