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NPR | By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 18, 2026 at 4:47 AM EDT

Trump signs the framework agreement to end Iran war, Trump attempts to leverage DNI confirmation to advance unrelated legislation, Trump sees record low approval on the economy in new NPR poll.

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