This NPR News episode delivers a rapid-fire update on high-stakes geopolitical, legal, and environmental developments, including Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments on the U.S.-Iran conflict, an ICE officer charged with lying about a fatal shooting, a controversial USPS plan to restrict
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