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NPR News · May 21, 2026, 8:43 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Republicans work to pass reconciliation bill but ballroom money may get left out, Trump says Gulf allies persuaded him not to resume attacks on Iran, U.S. indicts Cuba's former President Raúl Castro.

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