Contemporaneous News roundup for 5-31-2026

Politics chat: No progress on Iran peace deal, Trump offers to perform at festival

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5838759/politics-chat-no-progress-on-iran-peace-deal-trump-offers-to-perform-at-festival

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Pancreatic cancer was once considered almost untreatable. A new drug is offering hope

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5834957/pancreatic-cancer-was-once-considered-almost-untreatable-a-new-drug-is-offering-hope

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DC will host America 250 celebrations — and a large deployment of the National Guard

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5830303/dc-will-host-america-250-celebrations-and-a-large-deployment-of-the-national-guard

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Israel is extending its borders through war. For some, it's part of a greater plan

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5837292/israel-is-extending-its-borders-through-war-for-some-its-part-of-a-greater-plan

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Democrats and Republicans think control of Congress runs through Iowa

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5836408/iowa-primary-senate-governor-trump-democrats

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Former DOJ official on why its criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll is unusual

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5838024/former-doj-official-on-why-its-criminal-investigation-into-e-jean-carroll-is-unusual

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Amid a slew of chemical accidents, the agency that investigates them is under threat

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5837626/amid-a-slew-of-chemical-accidents-the-agency-that-investigates-them-is-under-threat

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